Borgani Tenor and Alto Saxophones (sterling silver)

Borgani Jubilee Tenor and Alto saxophones. These are my NY tenor and alto. I keep these there for when I go. They are hand made in Italy, both are sterling silver. I tried many different finishes (gold, pearl gold, pearl silver, vintage...) and in both the alto and the tenor I much preferred the sterling silver models. They sounded more clear than the others and projected the sound better. They are not necessarily brighter, as some say, just more powerful and less resistant. Both horns have very well designed key work, similar to a Selmer Super Action 80 Serie II.
I have found no complaints with the alto at all. It is simply wonderful and easy to play. The tenor, on the other hand, has given me a bit of trouble that I have been trying to fix since I bought the horn new in 2002 (I got the alto new in 2004). The tenor seemed to have intonation problems in the upper octave that couldn't be solved by any means known to my repairmen. I even took it to Maestro Paul Cohen and he concluded that the neck had a design flaw. So I ordered the "new" neck that Borgani had just designed (for about $450!). The guys at Borgani weren't interested in any kind of warranty for their lousy neck, since it's such a subjective matter. The new neck was worse than the original. So I wasted that money. After much experimentation with mouthpieces, reeds, ligatures, and hard work, I recently spoke to Karsten Gloger and he sent me a replacement neck made by him. I only had a chance to blow it for a couple of minutes because I got it the day I had to come back to Caracas, but it seemed to solve the tenor's problems. I'll get back to this topic when I have a chance to play it more.
I also had recurrent problems on the tenor with the lower F# and E going out of adjustment and it was only fixed when I sent it to Randy Jones at Tenor Madness. He leveled some of the tone holes and now it no longer needs monthly attention. I did notice, though, that when I got the horn back from Tenor Madness, that the finish on the horn had been scratched a bit when they polished it. Very light scratches like from using something too abrasive. Not too bad, but I noticed it.
I've heard people say all sorts of things about the Borgani saxophones, but I hold that they are some of the best new horns out there. Just make sure you try the different finishes. Everyone hears it in a different way. Photos will come when I get back to NY.

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