Forum of the Saxes

CMelodyMan · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: How many saxes do you own?

How many saxes, and or other instruments do you own? I currently own a c.1970 Bundy clarinet, a c.1919 Martin C melody sax, a 1922 King Voll-True alto, and a Yanagisawa Elimona alto.

JPSaxMan · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:

At this moment I own my own Armstrong alto and Selmer LaVoix tenor Cool

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Bleeding_Gums_Murphy · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 75

I own 2. King Super 20 and Selmer(USA) AS300 alto.

alto-girl · Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Australia

I have: YAS-62 pro alto, YFL-375 intermediate flute, YCL-250 beginner clarinet.

Treble and descant recorders. Guitar that sits in the corner. Family Kawai piano and Casio keyboard. Egg shakers. Human voice. Laughing

altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject:

Umm.... One Antigua Winds 520LQ Alto, one Vito Bb clarinet, Casio keyboard, cardboard dulcimer, guitar that I'm learning, electric drum set that I doddle around with, and, curiously, a tuba mouthpiece.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Geez, since everyone else is naming instruments in general I guess I forgot a few. I also own a 30" D didgeridoo, Yamaha PSR-275 keyboard, and Remo 12" djembe! Cool

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Doc Frazier · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:

1- Prestini Classic sopranino
1- Pan American C soprano (Conn-mint)
1- Conn C soprano (nickel plate)
1- Prestini Classic black nickel straight soprano
1- Pan American curved soprano (silver-mint)
1- Pan American straight soprano
1- Prestini Classic alto
1- Prestini USA alto
1- Pan American alto (1930's 6m twin)
1- Pan American alto (1920's New Wonder, silver body, gold keys)
1- Buescher custom made STRAIGHT alto to low A (NOT FACTORY-almost finished)
1- Pan American curved C melody
1- Pan American custom made STRAIGHT C melody
1- Pan American tenor (my first sax)
1- The Martin tenor
1- Pan American bari (12m twin in the process of converting to low A)
1- King Zephyr bari ( to be straightened)
1- Conn 12m bari
1- Buescher bass sax
1- Yamaha w7 keyboard
1- Conn baritone
2- Pan American rosewood clarinets
2- Pan American hard rubber clarinets
4- Pan American grenedilla clarinets
3- Pan American metal clarinets
1- Pedler metal clarinet
1- Vito alto clarinet
1- Selmer metal bass clarinet
1- Vito bass clarinet
2- trumpets
3- Pan American t-bones
1- Conn t-bone
1- Reynolds t-bone
37- various clarinets
2- Pan American C flute
1- Pan American Db piccolo (rare!)

Man, a partridge in a pear tree and I'll have a music store! Confused

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Bariman · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject:

Ok, I think the award goes to the good doctor for the time being...

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JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject:

Indeed

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CMelodyMan · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:59 pm Post subject:

Pinkdots · Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 10

saxismyaxe · Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Dallas Tx/Murray Ky

I mentioned to CMELODYMAN and JP how many horns I have accumulated over the years, and they asked me to list them all here. I will apologize in advance to those who know me, and have heard all this before.
Here goes in no particular order:
1. 3 Conn 10Ms ranging in date from 1936 to 1967 with the first 2 in Gold laq., and the last in Silver plate with underslung octave key.
2. 3 Conn 6Ms: 1. 1935 in goldplate, 2. 1941 VIII in Gold laq. 3. 1947 in Gold laq.
3. Conn Tranny Baritone 1932/33 in gold Laq (not original finish)
4. 1938 Conn 30M in Gold laq. (Still looking for an example of a 30M in gold plate)
5. 1940 Conn 26M in Gold Laq.
6. Conn New Wonder Bass in Silver plate.
7. Conn New Wonder I C-Melody in Silver plate with Gold wash Bell inter.
8. Conn New Wonder II Sop. in gold plate.
9. Conn Wonder Stencil C-Melody in bare brass marked E. Domage, Phill. Penn. Curved neck.
10. Conn NW I C-MEL Stencil in Silver plate marked WURLITZER. with nickel key work.
11. Conn NW I C-MEL Stencil re laq. marked MASTERBUILT, THE SAXOPHONE SHOP. Chicago, Ill.
12. Buescher TT Alto, 1930 in gold plate, with extra rich engraving.
13. Buescher TT Tenor 1933 in gold Laq.
14. Buescher TT Bari in bare brass (stripped?) c. 1930/31.
15. Buescher TH & C Alto 1949 in Gold laq.
16. Buescher TH & C Tenor 1950 in Gold Laq.
17. Buescher TT Sop. c. 1928 in silver plate.
19. H. N. White King Alto 1925 re laq in gold.
20. King Voll True Alto in gold laq.
21. King Zephyr Alto in gold laq c. 1935.
22. King Zephyr Tenor in gold laq c. 1936
23. King Zephyr Bari in gold laq c. 1940
24. King super 20 Tenor 1950 in gold laq.
25. King Silversonic Tenor in gold plate, full pearl keywork, silver and neck/bell.
26. Martin Comm II Alto in gold laq.
27. Martin Comm II Tenor in gold laq.
28. Martin Comm I "THE MARTIN" Tenor, 1947 in gold laq. Near mint including near mint case. A closet horn, and not a dud as it plays outstanding. One of my principle tenors.
29. Martin Comm I "THE MARTIN" alto in gold laq. 1950
30. Martin Comm I "THE MARTIN" Baritone 1957 in Gold re laq. slightly later serial number replacement neck. a great bari.
31. Selmer SBA Tenor, 1947 in gold plate, with extra engraving to bell.
32. Selmer MKVI Tenor, 1955 in gold laq.
33. Selmer MkVI Alto, 1957 in gold laq.
34. Antigua Winds 586 Sop. in gold laq. Not a bad horn from Taiwan and cheap as dirt. I'm impressed with it for the money.
I do restore and repair my own horns, when possible.
Funny thing is, I really only keep about 7 of these out at any given time to play. The rest are in their cases in storage. I do rotate out some of them, but stick to my two favorite tenors, THE MARTIN Tenor and 30M.
I have a lot of other instruments including ( I play them all too. I won't collect it if I can't play it): Clarinets, trumpets, trombones, coronets, recorders. Krummhorns, Shawms, Flutes, Harmonicas, Violins, banjos. I also play the Great Highland Bagpipe, three sets: A 1904 Peter Henderson mounted in ivory, a 1952 R. G. Hardie in Full Silver and Ivory, and a 1990's R. G. Hardie in Imit. Ivory and Nickel Silver-all in African Blackwood. And I play the Northumbrian Smallpipes, although I don't presently own a set of those.
Before anyone asks, NONE ARE FOR SALE. I though about selling one of my horns awhile back, and got cold feet. I need to stick to (actually STOP!) collecting and not selling.
I have owned a lot of other instruments including many other saxophones, but either sold, or traded those at various times while building my hoard. I have owned quite a few modern horns, mostly Selmer, with a Keilwerth and Yani amoung them, but have possitively settled on vintage American. To tell the truth, I don't play my Vintage Selmers much at all, either.
BTW, I also collect firearms, I do have to protect all of this you know Laughing

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Hope you don't think I'm totally crazy with my addiction people. It looks like the people in the white coats could collect a few others among us when they come knocking, though. Shocked

P.S. I forgot to mention my Conn New Wonder Series II "CHU" Tenor in gold plate. I guess I have more horns than I thought!
Don't ask about the mouthpieces I've accumulated. Embarassed

I'm going to stop typing now, PLEASE!
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:07 am Post subject:

Ooo...guns...I'd want to protect all of that too. Laughing

I'm going to got out on a limb (just maybe to be a prick Laughing

) and how many mouthpieces do you have? Cool

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