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monet paris

howdy, i just was loaned a "monet." alto sax. it says "monet. Paris france" on it, and that is just about all i know about it…

17 years ago
by saulpaa (1 post)

Schenkelaar Saprano

Hi, I have been given a Schenkelaar Saprano Saxaphone and was wondering if anyone can shed any light on the quality of this i…

17 years ago
by Sax Mom (964 posts)

Need help finding information

My next door neighbor gave me a vintage alto sax. It's an alto sax silver lacquered C.G. Conn. The SN 2383123. Says it was Pa…

17 years ago
by Tutewiler (20 posts)

cheap imitation or not

I recently bought an old brass sax, it's got no markings except the odd initial "M" stamped in the back of some keys. It has…

17 years ago
by robins (2 posts)

sax info

hey i have been playing for quite awhile on an old sax. I have always wondered about getting info on it, but never have been…

17 years ago
by Donnie The B (282 posts)

Value of My Mark VI

I have a Mark VI Alto Serial Number M 11493 which, according to Selmer means it was manufactured in 1963, although it was pur…

17 years ago
by Saxyboy (52 posts)

CONN ALTO SAX MI46951

New to buying instruments online and saw this listing for a CONN ALTO SAX SN#MI46951. My husband plays sax in a rock & soul b…

17 years ago
by Saxyboy (52 posts)

Saxophone Serial Numbers

It seems that posts constantly pop up about someone asking about their saxes and what year and model it is from its serial nu…

17 years ago
by Jer (1 post)

Vintage Conn Alto/Value

I own a vintage Conn Alto Sax SN M23xxxx. It has a patent stamp on it that dates back to Dec 8, 1914. It is NOT the Naked Lad…

17 years ago
by swingstreet (315 posts)

Old BUNDY Alto

I have an older Bundy alto sax.....the B and Bb bell tone holes are on the left side of the bell......wondering if anyone has…

17 years ago
by johnsonfromwisconsin (767 posts)

Conn Director Tenor

I just bought a Conn Director Tenor Sax on eBay. The serial# is N205365. I've been told it's a "Mexi-Conn", but your timeline…

17 years ago
by Tutewiler (20 posts)

Replacement parts for a "B" Alto

Hello to everybody, I have a Buescher Big B s/n 303XXX that has lost the last part of the octave mechanism (besides the neck…

17 years ago
by swingstreet (315 posts)

Conn Sax vintage

I have a conn sax just wondering if any one knows aboput this model Pat'd Dec,8 1914 1119954 A M187423 L I have done a bit o…

17 years ago
by trish (2 posts)

lacquer

How would the sound of my Selmer Balanced action be affected if i had the lacuer took off? and would i still have the same am…

17 years ago
by Seano (132 posts)

Finding a Selmer Paris Mark VI

Hello all ! I was in Paris last week and I tried to find me Mark VI Tenor. I Was in 3 different stores and they didnt have th…

17 years ago
by mjohnnie (66 posts)

Lewin Brothers London, Truetone?

anyone ever hear of this,?allegedly possibly made by buescher in the 1920's.also allegedly an alto, from the photos i'm think…

17 years ago
by oorwullie (21 posts)

Lewin Brothers London, Truetone?

anyone ever hear of this,?allegedly possibly made by buescher in the 1920's.also allegedly an alto, from the photos i'm think…

17 years ago
by oorwullie (21 posts)

Lewin Brothers London, Truetone?

anyone ever hear of this,?allegedly possibly made by buescher in the 1920's.also allegedly an alto, from the photos i'm think…

17 years ago
by oorwullie (21 posts)

Vintage Saxes, which to choose?

Hello all, I'm new here so if I do anything wrong or something just direct me. Anyways, currently I'm look around for new s…

17 years ago
by Saxyboy (52 posts)

Conn 16M: Identification Required

Hey everyone. My girlfriend's mom has an old sax that she had me look at today. Well, this horn, which was being used as a m…

17 years ago
by KingNecron (76 posts)

Mother-of-Pearl Plating???

I saw a Conn sax on Ebay with a description claiming it was mother-of-pearl plated. Did Conn really make a sax like that? Is…

17 years ago
by saxismyaxe (575 posts)

Pan American Alto

I just baught a pan american alto for $40 off of craigslist and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about these. I was u…

17 years ago
by saxismyaxe (575 posts)

Which axe to buy

I've been reading like crazy over these forums, around saxpics.com and other various places trying to decide which vintage ho…

17 years ago
by Donnie The B (282 posts)

Martin handcraft soprano

hello all.. Can anyone describe how people managed to use the palm keys on the handcraft soprano? They are so low I cant get…

17 years ago
by Sax Mom (964 posts)

conn c melody

i have a very nice c mel to sell or trade all new pads and plays nice top to bottom has orig. mpc but it sucks, i use my alto…

17 years ago
by kneejerk52 (397 posts)
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