Selmer Paris · Sax · Eb
Mark VI Alto — Selmer Paris Mark VI alto
The reference vintage alto and the single most valuable mass-produced saxophone of the era; French-assembled and US-set-up examples are told apart by engraved versus stamped markings.
$4,500Completed sales range $2,600–$11,000
28 quotes · Reverb sold listings visible 2026-10-18 (rolling window, US) — used; both opened listings were relacquered examples graded Good by Reverb
Reverb sold-listings grid for 'selmer mark vi alto saxophone' (Continental U.S., USD, price floor $1,500) returned 28 completed sales: 25 Mark VI altos and 3 adjacent models the query pulled in (a Reference 54 alto, a Mark 6 tenor, a Mark VII alto), so the range and the median are computed over all 28 observed prices. Two of the listings were opened individually: $2,250 (1967, relacquered, condition Good, listed 10 months ago, seller San Diego CA) and $3,350 (1960-1969, relacquered, condition Good, listed 2 months ago, seller Springdale AR). Reverb's product price guide for 'Mark VI Alto Saxophone 1960 - 1969' shows $2,801 - $7,240 on 74 orders in the past 30 days (product page opened 2026-10-18). Previous basis kept under alt.
Alternative reading kept: asking prices — not completed sales $7,000 (7 quotes).
Where it sits. Introduced 1954, discontinued 1974. To date a specific Selmer Paris instrument, use the serial number — the model era is the context, the number is the date.