Cannonball Big Bell Global Series Tenor Saxophone T1-L 2004 - Gold lacquer

This beauty is a Cannonball has the serial number of 116072 and is a T1-L, Big Bell Global Series in gold lacquer, manufactured in May 2004. It comes with all of the accessories included in the pictures, plus a pad saver and neck strap with harness.

It was recently serviced at Fleming Instrument Repair in Houston and is ready for its next adventure with a new owner.

The Cannonball Big Bell Global Series T1-L is a professional-grade Bb tenor saxophone produced in the early 2000s (roughly 2001–2004), featuring a gold lacquer finish (-L designates lacquer) and Cannonball's signature enlarged bell.

Key Features and Specifications

• Big Bell Design: The bell is roughly 0.5 to 1 inch larger than a standard saxophone bell, giving the horn a big, warm, free-blowing, and megaphone-like projection.

• Two Necks: Comes with two hand-customized interchangeable necks (typically a standard matching neck and a secondary neck like a silver-plated or modified neck) allowing players to alter core resistance and brightness.

• Neck Internal Texture: Early Global Series horns featured a textured/scraped interior finish inside the neck designed to disrupt upper partials for a darker, more complex tone.

• Build & Mechanics:

• Low B/C double-arm key bracing for mechanical stability

• Pivoting C#-Bb table mechanism ("tilting spatula") for smooth low-register movement

• Italian Pisoni leather pads with metal-rivet resonators

• Mother-of-pearl finger buttons (pre-dating the semi-precious stone touch pieces used on later Stone Series models)

• High F# key included

Tone and Ergonomics

• Sound: Known for a heavy, dark, and massive core tone (frequently compared to a V8 engine in feel), making it popular for jazz, rock, funk, and pop contexts.

• Ergonomics: Sturdy and heavy build (weighing notably more than vintage horns like the Selmer Mark VI), with supportive stack adjustment screws and a comfortable left-hand spatula stabilizing bar.