{"id":11700,"date":"2009-08-10T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T17:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=11700"},"modified":"2025-08-09T11:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:40:44","slug":"hawk-bass-saxophone-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/hawk-bass-saxophone-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Bass Saxophone On eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just when I think there can’t possibly\u00a0be any more cheap, American-designed, Asian-made bass saxophone brands, yet another pops up on eBay<\/a>. Rheuben Allen Music is currently selling a Hawk bass saxophone through its eBay store.<\/p>\n

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Source: eBay<\/h6>\n

This is how the people at Rheuben Allen describe this bass:<\/p>\n

NAMM Show Sample<\/p>\n

The “Hawk” features a bore designed after the vintage great bass saxophones. Articulated G# – Added closing bar from the F to the F1 keys to help keep the lower register stable.<\/p>\n

The Low C and E-flat keys have two springs. The extra spring helps keep the keys from blowing open when the instrument is filled with air and makes the key response better.<\/p>\n

Double bell to body brace<\/p>\n

Double brace on the low C key.<\/p>\n

Low C and E-Flat keys have two springs each<\/p>\n

The “Hawk” has 2 bell to body braces to help prevent the bell from moving side to side.<\/p>\n

The ‘Hawk” Bass Saxophone note range is from Low B-Flat to High F.<\/p>\n

There are 3 strap hooks to allow the bass saxophonist to adjust the position of the way the instrument hangs around the neck.<\/p>\n

List: $6,995<\/p>\n

Sell: $4,995<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m impressed with the information that the seller provides on the sax. That’s very rare, even for a music store. Most don’t have a clue, or if they do, don’t bother to write about it in their eBay ad copy.<\/p>\n

It’s just too bad that the photos that they provided are for the most part quite small. It’s hard to make out many of the horn’s details.<\/p>\n

This shot of the left side shows the 2 bell to body support braces.<\/p>\n

\"Left<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

\"Bell\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

This picture shows the double arms on the Low C key.<\/p>\n

\"Bow<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Here you can see some of the details of the left pinkie cluster, the triple strap ring, and the upper bell to body support brace.<\/p>\n

\"Bell-Body<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

The case has wheels built into it, which is also a nice feature. It’s nice to be able to pull a horn of this weight when you’re on a smooth<\/strong> surface.<\/p>\n

\"In<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

The Buy It Now price for this Hawk bass saxophone is $4,995.00. The auction is scheduled to end on September 8.<\/p>\n

BTW, if you’ve been following along with my posts on the American-designed, Asian-made bass saxophones, you might notice that this Hawk bears a striking resemblance to the latest incarnation of the Orpheo bass<\/a>. Even some of the photos are the same.<\/p>\n

That goes along with what Steve Goodson said here<\/a> a few weeks ago. He noted that there were only 2 factories in China making all the variations of bass saxophones that we’re currently seeing.<\/p>\n

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