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the "M" facing is REALLY long. If I take enough mouthpiece to control it and stop any leaking, I'm out of position for altissimo. Third problem is that the ligature is too small to accommodate a Fibracell … I would like to try an SMS facing before I give up on the whole idea of playing a ...

This is probably a very silly question, but is it okay to post about C-mels made in the '30s here, or do we need another place for those (and the Vito C-mels from the 1960s)?

This is a problem on many vintage saxes, not just C-melodys. (I just moved the sling ring on a 1940s French alto.) It's a pretty simple thing for your tech to add a new ring. Holton seemed to figure this out. I don't know if all Holton C-mels are like this, but mine has the ring in the correct pla...