My god this horn makes awesome sounds. I settled on a 10mFan Celebration 7*. It is a great mouthpiece but really sings on this sax.
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My Hotrod Story - By G.L.:
I had been visiting the WWS website for several years and nearly bought the Martin with the rose gold bell but decided I was not the right owner for that horn. I waited for awhile, but finally started looking at Hotrod a little more seriously. I wanted a sax with a great sound and a story so I decided that Hotrod would be that sax. I loved the line in his description that it would be a sax that would turn the guitar players' heads. Chadd's ideas of modernizing the keywork but leaving the body with minor blemishes gave this sax a past, a present and a future. During the process you could feel Chadd's passion for this project. One adventure created a new one for him and he exceeded my expectations, and I think even his own. The first time I played Hotrod, I was like: "Holy Lester Young!"; This sax has a great vintage sound like you'd expect from a sax of this era. The more I play this sax, the more I fall in love with it. I can play anything on it from classical to fusion and anything in between. Haven't played with any guitar players yet, but Hotrod sure has turned a few sax players' heads.
Gilles L - 03/25/2023 - glepage4@cogeco.ca
WWS Short Report: I bought this horn in 2014 knowing full well that I had these Selmer parts to use on this custom sax. The time & client order didn't arrive until 2021 (7.5 years after my vision!). I am incredibly grateful to Mr GL for walking through this patience-required project as it developed from vision to reality. It will forever be remembered here at WWS.
This sax will be in Major Restorations and Past Work.
- Year: 1928
- Make: Conn
- Model: New Wonder II
- Finish: Original Silver plate
- Serial Number: m211,4xx
SPECS: Prestini White Roo pads, EXTEMELY oversized Silver Resotech resonators & WWS Premium setup.
~RESOS: to-the-max sized Silver Resotech resonators--3mm shy of the tone holes!
This will be a stunning sax cosmetically, but I want it to make the guitar
players turn their ears!Other ideas that developed:
~New Selmer Thumb hook
~upgraded all of the octave KEYWORK (See photos!)...moved the side pip!
~NEW case
~upgraded neckstrap ring
~New Selmer palm keys! WHAT?! Yes.
~Fabricated F helper arm AND F# arm with screw adjustments(G#/bis)
~Fabricated Front F teardrop with adjustment screws.ORIGINAL LISTING: https://worldwidesax.com/saxophones/conn-1928-new-wonder-ii-chu-berry-bb-tenor-silver-custom-211k/
BEFORE PHOTOS:
"AFTER" Project photos:
SOUND FILE featuring this HOTROD Chu Tenor (sax #2):
Gilles L. - Conn "Hotrod" Chu - Tenor, Custom Mods - from Ontario, Canada,
Fine Vintage Saxophones
