AboutEugene Cantera Expertise I have been a music educator for over 25 years and have taught on many levels from young children and school agers on through to college level, professional players and senior citizens. My main areas of expertise are saxophone(s) though I have taught many instruments including, guitar, bass, piano, oboe and drums to name a few. I have also done research on horns both vintage and new.
Experience I have been in music education for 25 years and I have written and published in the subject of professional music education.
Publications The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, Marketing and Higher Education Newsletter.
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Music Education, Hartt School of Music - The University of Hartford.
Question I have buffet crampon tenor (S-A on the bell) with a serial number of 3230. From what I can tell this places it to 1953. Is this a dynaction horn? I just started researching this so I don't know much about the dynaction but it seems to fit in terms of year. Also, I'm looking to put this on ebay and don't know where to start the auction in terms of price.
Answer These are decently made hrn and some people claim they 'like them better than a Selmer'. Some people also prefer Hyundai over Lexus so I'd take those reviews with a huge grain of salt. The dynaction was BC's most 'famous' horn' but it never made the impression that the Selmer VI did - not even close.
If your dating your horn to 1953, you're a bit too early for the 'dynaction' series which began around 1957 and went clear through to 1975.
