I had a Grafton plastic sax when I was younger. My grandma found it at a garage sale for like $25, and I played with it for a while. We had no idea they were so valuable. We thought it was basically a toy. I accidently broke it and it was thrown in the garbage. It probably could have been fixed too, but we didn't think it was worth the time or the effort. I think I know the hohner sax you are referring to sax mom. I had this thing, and I don't know who made it, but it was made of plastic in the shape of a saxophone. It had a mouthpiece that instead of using a reed, it had a small hole, and there were I think 10-12 keys on the body arranged similar to a real sax. If you blow, you got one tone, if you suck in, you get another, depending on what keys you pressed. The bell was open though. It sounded like a cross between a sax and a harmonica, a little lower than a harmonica. It was basically a toy, also. I'm not really sure but it seems like it went out in the trash also, or passed on to a cousin or something. It was a pretty cool toy though,

Actually, the Hohner Sax I played today is metal, might be brass, but it was so tarnished I couldn't tell. Plus, being old metal, I got a HORRIBLE taste in my mouth on the intake to get the other tones!!!

it sounds similar. I'm not sure that the model I had was a Hohner, in fact, it seems like it may have been called a Music Master or something similar. It was probably a cheap knock-off. It was about the size of a curved soprano and had a detachable neck and mouthpiece. My guess is that it was made in the early 60's but I really don't know. It was another cool toy grandma found at a garage sale. Grandma loved garage sales!

I remember seeing another instrument called an ophicleide, that was keyed like a saxophone, but it had a mouthpiece like a French horn or a trumpet. The bell was straight up like a tuba. I didn't get a chance to try it, but I heard it played. It had a unique sound similar to a Flugelhorn or a mellophone. It was said that Adolphe Sax invented the first saxophone after trying a clarinet mouthpiece on an ophicleide. This particular horn was from the the 1850's I believe.

I have a 1905 Evette & Schaeffer (Buffet-Crampon) Baritone Sax (Low B flat/high E flat with dual octave keys). Played it in high school, marching and concert , 35 years ago. I could play it for a few years afterwards but the pads and cork deteriorated too far so I put it in the garage. I decide it was time to do something with it so I've put it the shop for a complete overhaul, dent removal and delacquering. It'll be great to have the old girl back. She's a wonderful sounding sax.