Selmer Mark VII Tenor Saxophone

I have to admit that this was more than an overhaul.  It was actually more of a rebuild / restoration, and before you read the rest of the description, I am actually extremely proud of how this horn turned out.  This Mark VII from 1978 (SN 282K) has had a bit of a rough life and at some point in its past it suffered a pretty hard impact.  The repair that was done at the time got it playable, but much more still needed to be done to bring it back to life.  After the body was straightened, the bell was removed for some dent work and to enable the body bell brace to be re-rounded.  There was also an overspray of lacquer over the original lacquer that you see in the picture. That was carefully removed so as to not remove the original lacquer.  I am proud to say that it still has about 70% of the original lacquer remaining.  A great deal of work was done to level the key cups and tone holes as well as tighten and align the keywork so it moves freely and feels as good as new.  Quite a bit time also went into the pinky tables as they were both in need of alignment.  There are only three re-solders that I have found on the low Eb key guard, low Bb key and unfortunately the body bell brace has been re-soldered.  The neck shows no signs of a pull down.  All new Pisoni pads were installed with seamless domed metal resonators, and aside from the usual Mark VII ergonomic issues, this horn rocks!!.  It plays and feels at least as well as when it was brand new.  A gorgeous tone with really good intonation and all for a pretty low price.  As you probably guessed, it does not come with the original case, so I will throw in a brand new Gator contoured case with the purchase.  It also comes with my usually one year warranty on my work for local buyers.  I have included a bunch of pictures, but if I missed anything, just let me know what you are look for.