Looking for Something Special?

Don’t see what you want here, or anywhere?  Tired of the search, can’t find exactly what you want, don’t know what would be best, or worried that you might make a costly mistake?   If so, you are in the right place. When you use my Find-A-Sax service,  I will use my knowledge, experience and connections …

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Conn New Wonder/6M Transitional Alto Saxophone

SOLD   This is a 1930 Conn “Transitional” alto saxophone, one of the earliest variations to be found as the Conn saxophones evolved from the New Wonder Series II (aka “Chu Berry” horns) to the M-series saxophones. This saxophone has split bell keys, a microtuner neck, a New Wonder II style left-hand pinky table, and …

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Original Literature From a 1935 Conn Saxophone

Here is a rare find, something that was given to me as a birthday present from a good customer of mine.  This is the original warranty booklet from a 1935 Conn saxophone, along with the Conn pad measuring tool. Very interesting reading, and several pieces of good advice from yesteryear that still apply today.   …

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The Beauty of the Saxophone: Pre-War Conn 10M

The Conn M-series saxophone, manufactured by C.G. Conn in Elkhart Indiana from 1935 to 1959. In my opinion, one of the most beautiful saxophones ever made, and an example of American design and craftsmanship at its finest.   Information on the M-series saxophones: 1. The Conn Loyalist 2. Saxpics Conn page 3.  Saxgourmet Conn page …

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Dorfler & Jurka – Sounds Like Ikea Lamps, Plays More Like A Keilwerth

Dorfler and Jurka was a German saxophone maker who at times made horns as a contractor for Julius Keilwerth and made horns based on Keilwerth designs to sell under their own name.  To add to the confusion, D&J stenciled out saxophones to many of the same companies to which Keilwerth did the same, and names …

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1953 SML (Strasser-Marigaux-Lemaire) “Revision D” alto saxophone

SOLD This is a beautiful 1953 made-in-Paris SML Revision D (Rev. D) alto saxophone in original lacquer. This design, with its rolled toneholes, stack adjustment screws, opposite-sprung octave mechanism, and removable neck locking ring would form the basis for SML’s “Gold Medal” model after winning several gold medal awards at the International Music Exhibition at …

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Fitting a Martin Committee (“The Martin”) Neck

Martin Committee saxophones pose a special challenge for neck fitting because of the teardrop hanging down in the way of the tenon. This, combined with the thickness of the tenon itself, make for a neck that can only be adjusted in one particular way. This is not a difficult job, but it is one that …

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Original Selmer (Paris) saxophone spring set from the 1920s

This is about as hard core as saxophone geekiness gets. If you had been the owner of a Selmer curved soprano about 90 years ago and you wanted a spring set, this is what you would have gotten in the mail- it would have cost you $2.15, and it would have cost 12 cents to …

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