With the Christmas season fast approaching, here is your opportunity to get the favourite sax player on your shopping list, the the most amazing set of vintage saxophones most likely ever offered on eBay!
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Included in this handsome set are the following (from left to right):
1. King Manzello / Key of B Flat
2. Buescher Curved Tip Soprano / Key of B Flat
3. Buescher Straight Alto / Key of E Flat
4. Lyon and Healy Slide Sax / Key of C / Snub Mosley’s
5. C.G.Conn Bass Sax / Key of B Flat
6. Raffiel and Husted Slide Sax / Key of C
7. Conn O Sax / Key of F
8. King Saxello / Key of B Flat
9. Martin American Professional / Key of B Flat
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!! Also included in this set are the following rarities:
10. Swanee Slide Sax
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11. C.G. Conn Soprano Sax (burnished, triple gold plated, with dragon engraving & pearl key touches)
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12. Grafton Alto
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13. Conn F Mezzo Soprano
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14. Conn Curved Soprano (with lady face engraving, keyed to high F)
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15. Conn Straight C Soprano
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Now all you have to do is re-mortgage the house, sell the RV, the car, & anything else that might not already have a lien against it, and this amazing set of vintage Americana can be yours for the Buy It Now Price of $350,000. You will have to go to New York to pick the saxes up however, because the seller will not ship the instruments.
Now with all TV advertising shtick aside 😉 , this is truly an amazing collection of vintage American saxophones. However what a strange time for Dr. Rick to put them up for sale as a full collection, and not individually. The only horn that has its own price, is the dragon engraved Conn soprano. It carries a price tag of 20K.
In any event, what a great way for Dr. Rick to draw attention to the collection of rare vintage horns he has for sale. Even if they don’t sell as a full set by the auction’s close date, people now know what he has. Serious collectors will know who to call.
BTW, does anyone know what a King Manzello & a Martin American Professional are? I have never seen, or even heard of them. My curiosity has now been peaked. I’m going to do some research to see what I can find out about these rare saxes.
Update: The original auction was ended early. The reason that was given was: “because the item is no longer available for sale.”
The entire collection has been relisted, with an end date of Dec. 30, 2008. However this time, the King Manzello comes with the following information…
BTW, the Buy It Now price is still the same: 350K.
Thanks Pete, for that info on the Manzello and the American Professional! Figures you would know this stuff. You know almost everything about vintage saxophones there is. One could say you compiled the “virtual picture book” about it.
Oh. The “Manzello” isn’t a production horn. RRK just customized a Saxello one day and said, “You’re a Manzello.”
The “Stritch” was his custom Buescher Straight Alto. Again, RRK just said one day, “You’re a Stritch.”
Hi, Helen.
The American Professional is a horn made by Martin for Lyon & Healy. It’s called a “Perfect Curved Soprano”. It’s actually the “Mark II” version. The original version, made by Holton, was so badly out of tune, Lyon & Healy pulled it from the market. The Martin-made version has better — not good — intonation.
Paul Cohen wrote a rather long article on these in The Saxophone Journal.
The “Manzello” is a HN White King Saxello with a mellophone bell. Roland Kirk was famous for having played one … but I doubt this is his horn. I *think* RRK’s “Manzello” had some additional, custom keywork, too.
Helen, you are such a tease, tempting us with the collection of a lifetime. All the same, it is beautiful to look at, isn’t it.
Hi there Alan. Welcome to my site!
Yes, I know all too well about that little pesky exchange rate issue. We get hammered all the time too on this side of the border. So I too will have to let this auction pass. Pity…
BTW, I love your Gravatar! Zoot was always my favorite Muppet. I often mimic his looking down the bell of his sax, if I end on a low note (low Bb or A) at the end of a song. It usually results in audience laughter. This is especially effective on the bari or bass.
Drat, if the (UK) Pound to (US) Dollar conversion rate hadn’t recently slid a little bit, I’d have treated myself for Christmas… 🙂