Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

About the Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

Genuine Mark VI saxophones from this decade carry the distinctive Mark VI stamp on the upper body and serial numbers running from roughly 85,201 in 1960 to 173,800 by the end of 1969, tracking a production run that many collectors and players consider the peak of the model's two-decade span. Selmer built every Mark VI from industry-standard cartridge brass rather than recycled shell casings, a material choice contributing to the instrument's characteristic resonant, full-bodied tone.

During the mid-1960s, Selmer offered optional keywork including the genuinely rare 'Concert' configuration - high F#, right-hand G#, a D-to-Eb trill key and a C-to-D trill key using the Eb palm key - features that appear on only a small fraction of surviving examples and add meaningfully to a given saxophone's value and desirability among specialists.

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Sound character of the Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

From the 1960s - widely considered the Mark VI's golden decade - this alto's cartridge-brass body delivers the warm, vocal, harmonically rich tone that built the model's reputation as the benchmark professional altos are still compared against.

Technical data for the Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

Price history for the Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

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The history of the Selmer Mark VI Alto (1960-1969)

The 1960s represent the decade most strongly associated with the Selmer Mark VI's reputation as the finest saxophone ever made, with optional rare keywork configurations available during this period.