SOLD - SOUND FILE - Looking for an early Otto Link for half the price!? This is your best option! A research piece!: Serial Number 8803 currently not tracked on Theo Wanne mouthpiece info pages - This mouthpiece may be one of the later ones made (1942+). According to Wanne's current listings, the hard rubber Verson 1 & 2 were made from #7895-7900. Version 2(small font) starting in 1940. This mouthpiece is the small font option. At any rate, it was made about 1942 and was perhaps one of the transition pieces into the "Great Neck" model eara. It is my inclination to say: by the end of the run, you can bet they had figured out how to make them well! aka: this could be a good one. These are one of the best Hard Rubber Mouthpieces ever made. These have a a Nice big sound, medium tone, not too dark, not too bright. The rounded side walls and medium+ chamber are very similar to the Otto Links from the same era. It arrived with an original #1 tip - too small to enjoy. So I visited Bob Carpenter and asked him to open it up as far as we can go, hoping to get to 85-95. It maxed out at 0.090", or comparable to about an Otto Link 6.
Buescher 1949 ‘Aristocrat II – Big B’ Bb Tenor, #319k (Archived)
SOLD - Dark color Gun Metal coloring. Sadly, not original finish, but it oozes the vintage look. Big B's are well-respected and loved saxes. This one just needs our love to bring it back to life. Or ask about the rare "as is" price.
King 1950 ‘Super 20’ Bb Tenor, Full Pearls #308k (Archived)
SOLD - #308k!, engraved pants guard!, with tear-drop G#. full pearls - Fantastic sax. I thought about keeping it!
King 1940 ‘Zephyr’ Bb Tenor, Series II, #223k (Archived)
SOLD - A lovely King Zephyr tenor in deep, original lacquer. Currently plays quite well! - a smokey, vintage tone with core power.
Conn 1945 ’10M’ Bb Tenor, Silver #312k (Archived)
SOLD - silver Conn 10M, silver bell interior - A great era 10M seeking your love. This sax is in very good condition.
REBUILD/PADS: This sax was rebuilt by WWS in 2012 and played by a growing musician. The setup was given our "Vintage Standard" to maintain the classic Conn sound. Also the bell interior was cleaned up and freshly silver plated at that time for the owner. The sax has a lot of life left in the pads and we can discuss that in further detail for your needs. We will look over the sax and it will leave WWS "playing excellent" for many more gigs.
CASE: original, vintage Conn case in Good/ok shape (totally functional and usable).
Martin 1959 ‘The Martin Magna’ Bb Tenor, #208,3xx (Archived)
SOLD - Choose your rebuild! Original Lacquer even with the end plug. These are rare Pro horns, big ol' fat sound, unlike any other... With the right pad and reso setup in them, these can be the worlds best Bebop' tenors. The sound of the Magna is not much different than any other Committees, but they have a few mechanical changes.
Buffet 1974 ‘S-1’ Bb Tenor, SDA Transitional #22,3xx (Archived)
SOLD - A rare Buffet S-1 transitional with "Super Dynaction" on the body, and no [S-1] label on the bell. But make no mistake, it has all the S-1 components minus the high F#. The S-1 is actually quite brighter and bolder than the previous SDAs; so they're a cross between the Buffet SDA & a King Super 20 but lean towards the French sound.
Keilwerth 1949 ‘[New King] – “Silvertone”‘ Bb Tenor #21k (Archived)
SOLD - Vintage JK tone that is smokey and fills the room. It has rolled tone holes and the "JK Best in the World" stamp on the rear tube. It is mostly in the bare brass body from the lacquer falling off, and the nickel plated keywork is in great shape and strong as expected. There was no high F# on this model, like the next model Tone King. The former lucite pants guard was replaced with a metal guard.