VintageSax: Soprano & Sopranino Saxophones
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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 the 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 | Model | Serial Number |
Finish | Comments | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buescher | Curved Soprano | 135xxx | Silverplate | Fully keyed to high F, this soprano was made in 1923. If you are looking for a good-playing Buescher curved model but don't care about cosmetics, this is the horn for you. Original silver plate, with gold-plated bell interior. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Curved Soprano | 157xxx | Silverplate | A rare, mint condition curved soprano from 1924! Silver plate is perfect, gold plate in the bell is perfect... Case is original and in beautiful condition. No dents, no dings, perfect neck, and Buescher snap-in resonators in original pads. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job*. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Sopranino | 157xxx | Silverplate | Keyed to Eb. A rare, silverplated 'nino in excellent condition. Scheduled for a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Sopranino | 190xxx | Lacquer w/Nickel Keys | This rare little 'nino was made in 1925, and assembled and sold later in the 1950s. It is engraved "Buescher Aristocrat". Scheduled for a VintageSax pad job* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Straight | 193xxx | Goldplate | Original gold plate is in excellent condition, has nice engraving, and original gold-plated, snap-in resonators. Has the original case, too! Nice enough for a collection or for a player. Scheduled for new pads.* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Straight | 224xxx | Silverplate | Original silver plate is 99%! Nice later key mechanism with roller G# key. Good straight body with original pads still intact. Scheduled for a hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job* with original resonators. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Buescher | Straight | 22427x | Silverplate | Silver plate is 95%. It has the later key mechanism with the roller G# key, good intonation, and its pads are in good condition. Original case, too! | Call or write VintageSax |
Buescher | Straight | 237xxx | Silverplate | Satin silver plate is beautiful, and the horn has a lovely, gold-plated bell interior, too. This 1928 soprano is in amazing condition, with roller G# and great intonation. Strap ring already cleanly added for ease in playing. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job*, using the original snap-in resonators. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Curved | 5648x | Silverplate | Beautiful silver-plated soprano with gold-plated bell interior from ca. 1920. Keyed to high F, with palm keys that are all on separate rods. Neck is perfect, and it comes with the original Conn case, too! Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job *. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Curved | 113xxx | Silverplate | A sweet, curved soprano from 1923. It is keyed to high F, and has the overlapping palm keys, rolled tone holes, and its original case. Silver plate is about 95%, with a gold-plated bell interior. Never damaged...body and neck are in excellent condition. Scheduled for a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | C-soprano | 142xxx | Goldplate | Made in 1924, and the original gold plate is still perfect! This is one beautiful, and rare, C-soprano. Lovely engraving of a lyre under the serial number. The first one I've seen where the fine tuner is fixed to the soprano, not on the mouthpiece. Keyed to high Eb, and with rolled tone holes, it comes with case and original mouthpiece. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Straight | 179xxx | Silverplate | New silver plate and a pro rebuild with black "roo skin" pads and metal resonators. New thumbrest, strap ring, and raised palm keys added for comfort. It looks great but, more importantly, it plays great! Intonation is excellent, and it is free-blowing and responsive. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Straight | 193xxx | Silverplate | Conn's professional straight soprano from 1926. Has 95% of its original silver plate, rolled tone holes, a straight body, and the cross-hatched G# key. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Straight "Stretch" |
224xxx | Silverplate | This is a rare, late Conn soprano from 1929. Sometimes called a "stretch" model since Conn redesigned their Bb sopranos in the late 20's, making them about 3/4" longer than the previous model. Plating is in excellent condition, and the gold in the bell is nice. Padwork was done by Emilio and is still in good condition. I'll disassemble, clean, polish, and adjust as needed, or can repad completely. | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | Curved | 239xxx | Silverplate | This is a RARE, "Art Deco"-engraved, curved Conn soprano from 1930. Silver-plated body with gold-plated bell interior. Redesigned side keys feature a built-up high E touchpiece. Rolled tone holes, thumb ring, original case. New pads, and it plays beautifully! | Call or write VintageSax |
| Conn | 4M | 282xxx | Lacquer | This curved soprano hails from 1937! Very few were manufactured, so the later-made Conn sopranos like this are very difficult to find. Lacquer is 95%, has the "ladyface" engraving, rolled tone holes, built-up high E key, and original case. Good intonation and a wonderful sound! | Call or write VintageSax |
| Lyon & Healy | Curved | 27xxx Martin stencil | Silverplate | Made by Martin, keyed to high Eb, and its silver plate is in good condition. | as is: $800 |
| Selmer | Modele 22 | 23xx | Silverplate | There is lovely, original silver plate on this early Selmer soprano (from 1923). It's keyed to high Eb, and is a sweet-sounding horn that would be great for a collector or player! | as is: $1500 |
| York | Curved | 87xxx | 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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