This is Buffet's most famous saxophone, and is one of the two most serious competitors to the Selmer Mark VI in the category of "Best All-Around Horn", even though it is much less known and respected. This does mean, though, that you can find one significantly less expensive than the Selmers.

The beautiful tenor example from cybersax.com has "sparkle" lacquer. Evidently Buffet wanted a horn to stand out a little more on stage. It's striking.

Speaking of "sparkle" lacquer, I've seen some postings recently about the Jean-Cartier model from Dolnet, which occasionally had this beautiful lacquer. It is theorized, in these posts, that Buffet stenciled these horns for Dolnet.

I doubt it: it'd be the first horn made by a major manufacturer for one company and then sold as a stencil to another major manufacturer.

Interestingly, I've seen two "brand new" SDA's for sale on eBay in recent months. These are horns that were placed in dealer stock and just never sold. One was still in plastic wrap!

Finally, there's a nasty rumor going around that SML's Gold Medal baritones are actually Buffet horns. They're not: the keywork is significantly different.

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Techie Notes (changes from the Dynaction model):
- Elimination of the Eb vent key and G# trill key.
- "BC" bell-to-body brace.
- "Super Dynaction" engraved on the body of the horn.
- Some late models may have altissimo F# keys, but this was not a standard feature.