![]() My sax teacher was upset at not buying a Selmer and claimed time and time again the horn played out-of-tune and suggested I investigate necks. Sorry, we only sell our products on this website.unfortunately, international postage rates are beyond our control - Alan Kays asks: Couf Superba I Alto Intonation and Neck Concerns "Steve, I purchased my H Couf Superba1 alto new while a music major at the U of Houston in/around 1979/80. Obviously, I know you can’t guarantee anything, but I am curious what your thoughts are in this regard. ![]() My horn tech suggested your neck for many reasons, but one of which was that he thought it might stand up a bit better to my “showmanship”. As you know, those necks have little to no support. My current one has lasted almost two years which is a good run for me. I’ve have ruined three standard necks for my horn already. SO! onto my question… I have Series III Selmer Tenor. ![]() Seeing as this has become what keeps me booked, that’s what I do. Silly things like playing the horn behind my back, back kneebends (being very careful to put the pressure on my thumb and not rest the weight on the horn neck… tough lesson there), and general wildness. I play very aggressively and a lot of my performance is based on showmanship. I play in a successful Blues band that travels. Steve, Thank you so much for taking my question. The Steve Goodson Models from that era are still counterfeited (quite poorly, I might add) today, but insofar as I know, all of the Orpheos I have seen are genuine. ![]() ![]() The black nickel plating (with either black nickel, silver, or gold plated keywork) was beautifully done….the silver plating was not always good….we sold a lot of them, particularly in Europe….I keep an example of all of my designs, and I’ve got a couple in my warehouse, but they’re not for sale….I see them pretty often on eBay, so they’re not hard to find….remember that the acoustics are essentially Vespro, so don’t over pay. We added a high G key, an additional neck in a different material, kangaroo leather pads, double arms on the bell keys, and a couple of other bells and whistles. The last one of those was manufactured in 2005….the brand name continued after I left to start our own company, but I had NOTHING to do with the later horns, which are very, very different……if it doesn’t say “designed by Steve Goodson” on the bell, it’s not the real deal….The Orpheos were manufactured at the Ctown Hope factory in Viet Nam, and are the same body tube, bow, and bell as the Vespros we were making at the time. ![]()
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