H. Couf Superba I & II tenor pages
H. Couf Superba I & II tenor pages

H. Couf Superba I & II tenor pages

It was a mere 10 days ago that I wrote an article ecstatically noting that after years of collecting and collating data on H. Couf saxophones that I got the Superba I & II alto pages done. At the time I mentioned it wouldn’t be another 5 years before I published the tenor pages, and guess what? It wasn’t! Yeah! 

I am pleased to announce that yesterday I published the Superba I & II tenor pages on the Bassic Sax website. Like the Superba I & II altos, the tenors also each had 4 phases—all 8 of which are explored in full colour photos thanks to the help of some of my favourite vintage sax dealers, such as World Wide Sax, Get A Sax, and PM Woodwind

Phase 3 Superba I tenor Serial # ? Source: World Wide Sax. Used with permission.

A breakdown of the what’s covered in the Couf Superba tenor pages

Tenor Superba I and II saxophones are among the most  common of H. Couf saxophones that we see coming up for sale in online auctions and on dealer sites. In numbers however, Superba I outnumber II by more than 3 to 1.

At the time of publication I had collected data from 79 Superba I, and 22 Superba II tenors. All this data is broken down into sections that include an overview, and separate pages for the Superba I and II. 

It turns out both the Superba I and II have 4 distinct phases that can be identified by their various features. All 4 phases for each model are shown in colour photos with lots of notes and links to make it easy to identify other horns you might come across, or even have in your possession already.

What’s Next?

One thing that all this data collation has shown me is that there were some errors and omissions in the original, main H. Couf page. So here’s the workplan for the remainder of the summer:

  1. Write up the Superba I & II bass saxophone page. 
  2. Update the Superba I & II soprano page. 
  3. Completely redo the H. Couf main page so it resembles the new pages in navigation and style; update its contents; and add the new content I have.
  4. Get the Superba I & II baritone pages done. (That will be A LOT of work, and likely won’t be done until September.) 

One comment

  1. Brian Wansink

    Love these H. Couf pages.

    After reading your tenor page about 4-5 years ago, I went on hunt and bought a tenor Superba I, and love reading all the details from your site.

    Thanks so much. Looking forwad to your updates.

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