Angular arpeggios, bar honking, playing out, playing in...the tenor sax and its players have led the jazz world for more than 60 years. Any of the horns below could help you lead jazz into the next millenium.
• 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.
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| Make | Model | Finish | Comments | Price |
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| Buescher | True Tone | Silverplate | From 1925, with 99% original silver plate and gold-plated bell interior. Has the G# roller key, and alternate front High F key. Protected for years with a light coat of lacquer. The finish is splotchy now, but I'll remove the lacquer and the silverplate will be awesome! Scheduled for a VintageSax pad job*. | Call or write
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| Buescher | "New Aristocrat" | Silverplate | A rare New Aristocrat tenor! Its stunning silver- and gold-plated finish was put on this horn a few years ago, and its pads are in very good condition...with original snap-in resonators. The horn has a big, warm tone quality, and great intonation! | Call or write
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| Buescher | Aristocrat | Silverplate | This Aristocrat has its original silver plate and gold-plated bell interior, and the plate is gorgeous and thick! It also has the "Art Deco" engraving, Norton springs, and is one of the earliest Aristocrats made in 1935. Plays with a dark, creamy sound, with wonderful projection and core. Intonation is near-perfect, too! | Call or write
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| Buescher | Aristocrat | Silverplate | This tenor has stunning new satin silver plate with gold plating in its bell. Made in 1939, engraved with the "art deco" design, and has Buescher resonator pads and Norton springs. Great intonation! | Call or write
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| Buescher | 400 | Lacquer | This is a "Top Hat and Cane" engraved model from 1950.Ê Its lacquer is original and 95%+, and its snap-in resonators are still intact.Ê This is a one-owner horn still in the original case.Ê Scheduled for a VintageSax pad job*. | Call or write
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| Buescher | 400 | Lacquer | Later 400 that still blows well, snap-in resonators, original lacquer in very good condition. | $1400
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| Conn | "Chu" | Goldplate | Original gold plate with a special engraving of a cherub on the bell. Made in 1926, the horn has rolled tone holes and the big "Chu" sound. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job*. | Call or write
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| Conn | "Chu" | Silverplate | A big-blowing "Chu" with original silver plate (approximately 80%). Made in 1927, it has rolled tone holes. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job*. | Call or write
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| Conn | "Chu" | Goldplate | Made in 1927, its burnished gold plate is about 70%. Has the "Portrait" engraving...if cosmetics is not an issue, and you want a real player's horn, consider this tenor. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write
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| Conn | 10M | Silverplate | This horn is a puzzler. It's a silver 10M with no engraving, and no serial number in the "normal" place under the right hand thumbhook. Serial number 305xxx can, however, be seen under the low D key. Rolled tone holes. A true 10M that can be had at a good price... | $2200
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| Conn | 10M | Silverplate | Original silver plate with gold-plated bell interior. Rolled tone holes, "lady face" engraving. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax pad job.* | Call or write Vintagesax@aol.com | |
| Elkhart | Buescher Aristocrat Stencil |
Silverplate | Silver plate is excellent, goldplate bell interior, body is straight and in good condition, new pads. Nice playing sax, a less expensive option for owning a silver Aristocrat! | Call or write
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| Martin | "Standard" | Silverplate | Made in 1945, its silver plate is in excellent condition. Scheduled for hand-polishing and a VintageSax repad*. | $1000
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