Ooh, ZeroZero, a Super 20 - is it a Silversonic? Made in Cleveland Ohio? I've never owned a Silversonic, but it is one classic horn I'd like to own for a while. I played a Super 20 alto with a silver neck/brass bell for a little while and that was a nice horn.

I had a Mark VI for a long time and an H.Couf for a long time too. Actually, I preferred the Couf because it had better tone, better intonation, and the key work fit my hands better. Plus, every Selmer I've ever owned has played sharp causing me to keep the mouthpiece at the very end of the cork. The VI was a fine horn, but IMHO it's over-rated today because of it's collectible status and it's idolatry.

Rockstar-not:

The Jupiter has a reputation as an adequate student horn, but I've never played one. Even a good horn can have a bad one roll off the assembly line but those are not as common as they used to be.

A good sax tech is still recommended. It might just be suffering from a fixable problem.

Here is something you can do to train your son's ears. Have him tune the horn with an electronic tuner, then play long notes on a sequencer, have him play a long note along with it and use his lip and ears to match the tone. If he has trouble, use the tuner as a help, but only at first, as he needs to learn ear/lip coordination, not eye/lip coordination.

If looking to buy a new horn, I'd recommend MacSax http://macsax.com/ or Baronne http://www.philbarone.com/

I own a MacSax and it is an excellent horn. IMHO About 95% as good as a top-of-the-line horn and at about half the price. Mike Crouch (MAC) used to work with Phil Barone. The saxes are made in Taiwan, but don't let that scare you. There are some very excellent horns coming out of Taiwan these days. For more recommendations and other people's opinion, again the Sax On The Web forum is a place to go.

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