In October I wrote about my SOTW friend Milandro, who bought a silver-plated Hammerschmidt tenor that had been hanging on a café wall. The problem with the horn was that it was missing its neck.
Milandro contacted a well-respected German repair tech who knew about the obscure brand, and even the company itself, in hopes of finding a neck for his sax. Unfortunately his quest for a replacement neck had not yet been successful.
Well, if you can’t find a neck, just buy a whole other sax. (You gotta’ like this guy. 🙂 ) I know that’s something I would do…
Milandro was recently able to find another Hammerschmidt tenor saxophone. This one is a different model. It doesn’t have the acrylic key guards, but rather the standard metal ones that I have on my Hüttl, and that were also seen on the Hammerschmidt alto that recently sold on eBay.
Source: André Milano
Source: André Milano
These once almost completely obscure horns are literally coming out of attics & basements, and finding their way into players’ hands around the world. This is all very exciting!
