SOLD - ***A rare mouthpiece, with buttery tones, that made even me sound good.*** On arrival, it had a original tip at 0.079",... NOW 0.089" Tip after repair/reface. Gerry Mulligan played on one, a 5M. .... and we're forced to raise our 4M size, to 5M, if you catch my drift.
Selmer 1958 ‘Mark VI’ Eb Baritone, Low A #78k (Archived)
1958 Selmer Mark VI (Bb) Baritone [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="6913,6927,6926,6925,6924,6923,6922,6921,6920,6919,6918,6917,6916,6915,6914,6912,6911,6910,6909,6908,6907,6906"] [content_box custom_class="block_1"][row][span8] Price: $Sold [/span8][/row][/content_box] [row] [span4][caret_list] Year: 1958 Make: Selmer Model: Mark VI [/caret_list][/span4] [span4][caret_list] Status: Sold! Finish: Original Lacquer Serial Number: 78,xxx [/caret_list][/span4] [/row] original lacquer! ser# 78k! low Bb in excellent shape. I haven't seen one this beautiful listed for sale. There are…
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Selmer 1952 ‘Super Balanced Action’ Eb Baritone, Low A #49,165 (Archived)
1952 Selmer Super Balanced Action Baritone, Low A [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="6903,6902,6901,6900,6899,6897,6898,6896,6888,6889,6890,6891,6892,6893,6894,6895,6887,6886"] [content_box custom_class="block_1"][row][span8] Price: $Sold [/span8][/row][/content_box] [row] [span4][caret_list] Year: 1952 Make: Selmer Model: Super Balanced Action [/caret_list][/span4] [span4][caret_list] Status: Sold! Finish: Re-Lacquer Serial Number: 49,165 [/caret_list][/span4] [/row] If your mouth just froze with lust, trust that feeling. This is a very cool, very rare sax. If you…
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Buescher 1923 ‘True Tone’ Bb Bass, #145k (Archived)
SOLD - ***Restoration Photos!*** Boomer Sister #2: Named: "Bertha" of the Boomer sisters (two Bass saxes)...Serial# 145k, typical bumps and bruises. We found a case to pair with it. Although lacquer was more common around 1934, this technically looks like a [1st time lacquer] job.
Martin 1947 ‘The Martin Tenor’ Bb Tenor, Silver Resto, #163k (Archived)
1947 SILVER "The Martin Tenor" [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="7924,7931,7925,7930,7929,7928,7927,7926,7923,7922,7921,7920"] [content_box custom_class="block_1"][row][span8] Price: $Sold [/span8][/row][/content_box] [row] [span4][caret_list] Year: 1947 Make: Martin Model: "The Martin Tenor" [/caret_list][/span4] [span4][caret_list] Status: Sold! Finish: Silver plate, restoration Serial Number: 163,xxx [/caret_list][/span4] [/row] A silver restoration from WWS. (On Consignment--will play great after my PC tune up) A WWS rebuild in 2007 by Sarge…
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Buescher 1934 ‘Aristocrat I – Early Transitional’ Bb Tenor, #268k (Archived)
SOLD - Sarge's words: Rare early version of the Aristo, (with traits of TrueTone and Aristo) with the small bell for a more focused, sweeter sound. Original lacquer is good, over 80% present. Crisp, sharp beautiful Art Deco engraving. Think Johnny Hodges tone. Serial # 268,xxx, built about 1934. No major damage ever done to it. Neck looks great no pull down thanks to the art deco brace The snap in resonator system is intact, as are the Norton springs. I did a Premium Buescher snap in pad rebuild on it and was so pleased with the sound... I have tried it with several mouthpiece and it has a number of amazing tones, but most impressive was with my Otto Link "slant signature" hard rubber piece. The amount of volume/output with this sax is about double what you'd expect for a late thirties horn... very close to a "The Martin Tenor" in power, but then i put a Link Master on it and it went totally airy and smooth with a centered warm tone. really versatile.
This is probably built more for the collector, not the player--old buescher Tranny traits, side pip location experiments affect tuning. AND "No", the mouthpiece is not included, sorry, it's one of Sarge's and isn't for sale. If just looked cool in the photos. CASE: is the original Buescher case, purple interior. It's in good/great shape, minor edge frays but the condition matches the love of the sax's good condition.
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Martin 1940 ‘Centennial’ Eb Alto, #137k (Archived)
1940 Martin Centennial Alto [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="5810,5808,5811,5809,5807,5806"] [content_box custom_class="block_1"][row][span8] Price: $SOLD [/span8][/row][/content_box] [row] [span4][caret_list] Year: 1940 Make: Martin Model: Centennial [/caret_list][/span4] [span4][caret_list] Status: Sold! Finish: Original Lacquer Serial Number: 137,xxx [/caret_list][/span4] [/row] These are the super cool Martin model--the rarest model they ever made. It was produced for only one year...the "Centennial" celebration to…
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Buescher 1927 ‘Tipped-Bell’ Bb Soprano, #204k (Archived)
SOLD - the ultra rate Tipped Bell, in original silver plate. Ser#204k has the pearl G#. It does have a little bend in the bell lip that i will round back out AND gold plate the interior. There is no major damage to mention, only one small ding that I will smooth out too. There is normal wear and tear on the arm tips and edges, and 2-3 zones up the tube that are showing the brass. Also in the original case! Super cool!
The bell lip look bent from the case (drop...sad), but I'll smooth that out more and goldplate a wash in there.