Solid sterling silver Selmer Series III alto, full mechanical overhaul. This one was a doozy! While it arrived playing decently, it just played dead and stuffy all around, with no clear culprit. In fact, the owner (an extremely accomplished classical player) had been chasing this problem for a couple years, and was growing frustrated that …
This unique horn was made in 1929 during the time period that the “New Largebore” Selmer was being made, but sat unfinished and unsold at the factory until the late 1930s, when it was finished, given a contemporary engraving pattern of the Balanced Action, and sold. Thus the engraving is out-of-time, but completely original. I was …
I actually did very little to this horn- just a few adjustments here and there to improve its playability on its original pads. Yes, you read that right- *improve* playability on its original pads. And it plays very well. You can tell its a bit leaky, but it plays down to low Bb without much …
This is a Selmer Balanced Action tenor saxophone from 1939. This horn had a single owner, a man named Jennings Titus, who bought it new in 1940. Shortly after purchasing, he enlisted in the Army, and he played in military bands all over Europe during World War II. When he flew from place to place, …
This is a Selmer Radio Improved model alto saxophone in burnished gold plate with the American style engraving. This is one of probably between two and five saxophones of this model ever made with this finish and engraving pattern, and likely the only saxophone with this exact engraving scene as they were typically a little …
This horn was for sale here on my website, and was bought and overhauled to the new owners specifications (flat metal resonators, which I like on Kings) and it is now heading to its new home. I did a full mechanical rebuild on this horn, which on a King can be a bit time consuming …
In August 2015, I took a flyer and put up a crowdfunding campaign to buy me some time off regular (paying) work to spend some time working on the content that I am making for this website- videos, articles, etc. It went better than I expected, and I am spending about half of the month …
Well here is a horn you don’t see every day. This is a Selmer “Dorsey Model” alto saxophone in what I believe to be a very old factory relacquer- though done extremely well and color-correct so most folks wouldn’t be able to tell, and even a few professionals might be fooled. It also sports its …