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Conn C-Melody, 1921, with micro-tuner

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Posted on November 24, 2012 by admin

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This is a very playable old sax from the 1920’s, which comes in handy if you don’t want to bother with transposing on sight. Serial number 798XX, which puts its date of manufacture in 1921. Straight neck, split bell keys, rolled tome … Continue reading →

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Conn New Wonder Alto saxophone

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Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

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Found these pictures of one of my old saxes that I sold on, unfortunately – the engineering on this one was fantastic, very sturdy, elegant construction. Pictures are not great, I regret that I did not take some after the … Continue reading →

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Benetone Tenor Sax

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Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

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This one is a bit of a mystery to me, it looks like an early Conn 16M (‘Shooting Stars’), but it is engraved as ‘Benetone’, bare brass with nickel keys.  It seems to have been played a fair bit, and … Continue reading →

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