The soprano saxophone brings back memories of Sidney Bechet, John Coltrane, and Steve Lacy. Perhaps from my stock below you can find the one you will star on! And if you want to go even higher, try out one of my sopraninos (mingled with the sopranos below)...
• All Sopranos are Keyed to high F, unless otherwise noted.
• Horns marked with an asterisk (*) are scheduled for a standard VintageSax pad job. This means the sax will be completely disassembled, cleaned, polished, have necessary dentwork completed, and have any play in the mechanism eliminated. New pads will be floated in, and all corks and felts replaced; typically, I use Ultrasuede on the bar keys and teflon on sliding surfaces.
• Please click on the links at the various instruments to see pictures! To enlarge photos, double click on the photo and then click on the orange square with arrows.
| Make | Finish | Comments | Price | ||
| Buescher | Sopranino | Silverplate | Keyed to Eb. A rare, silverplated 'nino in excellent condition...scheduled for new pads.* | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Buescher | Curved | Silverplate | Beautiful silver-plated Buescher soprano with gold-plated keys. What a stunning combination of finishes! Keyed to high F, and scheduled for hand polishing and a VintageSax pad job*... | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Buescher | Straight | Silverplate | Original silver-plated straight soprano made in 1925. Silver plate is 99%, scheduled for hand-polishing and new pads* before sale... | $1250 | |
| Buescher | Straight | Silverplate | Silver plate is excellent, scheduled for new pads* (original snap-in resonators intact). | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Buescher | Straight | Silverplate | Original silver plate is approximately 85%, has all original pearls and rollers, and has the later key mechanism with a roller on the G#. Cosmetically not as pretty as some sopranos, but a great bargain for a player who doesn't mind a few imperfections. Has new pads and plays well. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Buescher | Straight | Silverplate | Silver plate is 95%+. Gold plated bell interior, a 1926 soprano with the latest Buescher key mechanisms: the G# roller bar key, and longer palm keys. New pads just installed with original resonators intact. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Buescher | Straight | Goldplate | Original gold plated soprano from 1927. Plating is 95%, and its engraving is ornate. Plays with a lovely, smooth tone, with great focus and intonation. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Conn | Curved | Silverplate | Keyed to high F, this horn's original silver plate is 80%, and it has new kangaroo skin pads. Its palm keys are the comfortable, separate design...this is a sweet-playing little horn! | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Conn | Curved | Silverplate | Keyed to high F, rolled tone holes, and palm keys on separate rods...its silver plate is 99% with gold-plated bell interior. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax repad*. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Conn | Curved | Silverplate | Made in 1925, its original silver plate is 98%, and the gold plate inside the bell is beautiful. New flat metal resonator pads, rolled tone holes, thumb ring, and crosshatched G# key. Comes with its original case. This is a sweet little horn! | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Conn | Sopranino | Brass | A beautiful little Eb 'nino with great pads and rolled tone holes that plays with ease. Originally it was a bare brass horn from the factory in 1925, now it has its first finish of golden lacquer...a rare little horn! | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Conn | Straight | Silverplate | A straight soprano from 1926 with silver plate and rolled tone holes. | Just in... | |
| Conn | Straight | Silverplate | Made in 1926, this horn has its original silver plate, gold-plated bell interior, separate palm keys, rolled tone holes, thumb ring, and crosshatched G# key. There are slight discolored marks on the back of the horn from rubber bands. Has rivet pads in good condition; will do a VintageSax pad job* if desired. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Martin | Straight | Silverplate | Original silver-plated soprano from 1926 with gold-plated bell. Plating is 100%, and beautiful. You won't find a sweeter Martin! Pads are new, and she's ready to go to a new home. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Selmer | Straight | Lacquer | Original lacquer is very good. It has nylon resonator pads, no dents, and no resoldered parts. Made in 1971, and has the later-style body tube for best intonation. Comes in its original case! | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Weymann | Curved | Buescher stencil | Silverplate | This is a Buescher stencil, engraved "Weymann Keystone State". It has the later Buescher key mechanism and a receipt for sale date 1929! Silver plate is excellent, light gold-wash in bell, the body is perfect with no damage, and it's keyed to high F. | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com |
| York | Curved | Silverplate | 95+% silver plate, nice gold-wash bell interior. This is not a stencilled horn, it is a true and rare York made in around 1929. It is keyed to high Eb, has had no damage in its past, and is scheduled for polishing and new pads.* | $1200 |
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