{"id":12058,"date":"2009-08-20T07:01:39","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T14:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=12058"},"modified":"2009-08-20T07:01:43","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T14:01:43","slug":"martin-bass-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/martin-bass-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Bass On eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a bit of a head scratcher that just sold\u00a0on eBay a couple of days ago.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0It was\u00a0being advertised as a Martin Handcraft bass saxophone from 1945. However, Martin did not make their own bass saxophones.<\/p>\n

Most Martins were in fact Conn stencils, and according to Bert Brandsma<\/a>, were made on the Pan American side of the Conn Factory. Therefore, Pan American-made Martin bass saxophones\u00a0follow the Pan American serial number charts.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

The seller described the bass like this:<\/p>\n

Vintage B flat bass saxophone made in 1945 . This bass has a B flat key and a water trap on the neck . It’s keyed to high F next to your body . It has a rich patina now but can be polish to great silver brilliance . There are a ding or two on this old beauty but it doesn’t take away the big warm , full sound . It flows thru the highs and lows with a graceful ease . It’s been fully restored with all new pads , lubricated and adjusted by a excellent tech . This is a Bass Sax to own ! As seem in the pictures , all accessories come with it . If the buyer wish to get more info. on this wonderful sax , you may call . XXX-XXX-XXXX<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although the photos are not very good, to me this looks like it has only 2 left palm keys.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

What it does have however, is 2 right-sided\u00a0bell keys. WTF?<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Note the sink trap neck.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Too bad the shot of the engraving doesn’t tell us anything. On the plus side, you see the horn came with a newer\u00a0case.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Unfortunately the serial number is not readable, so the year of production can’t be determined.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Before the auction’s close, the seller added the following to his description of the Martin bass:<\/p>\n

On Aug-17-09 at 14:23:54 PDT, seller added the following information:<\/p>\n

I ‘m correcting the patent date on my bass sax , it’s 1915 . Which is more in line with the time it was made . I apologize for the mistake . But as I said in the ad , if your not pleased with this wonderfyl sax . Return it in the same matter you rec’d it and I’ll send your money back to you imm. The seller: XXXXXXXX<\/p>\n

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On Aug-17-09 at 14:38:36 PDT, seller added the following information:<\/p>\n

To Everyone interested : This bass sax is a rare sax , you will not find many like it . Because of my lack of knowledge , my listing descriptions could have been more detailed . Thank you for your patient ! AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BIDDING !!!!!!!!! The seller : XXXXXXXX<\/p>\n

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On Aug-17-09 at 17:35:54 PDT, seller added the following information:<\/p>\n

More info : My bass sax don’t have a high F ….. The — B —- & —– L —- on the back base is for bass & low …. Thanks Again ! The seller : XXXXXXXX<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This bass generated a fair amount\u00a0of discussion on the Bass Sax Co-operative<\/a> (which the seller turned out to be a member of). The general consensus there was that the horn was most\u00a0likely newer than 1915, since it had 2 right-sided bell keys. However, since it was only keyed to high Eb, it wasn’t a stencil of a 14M that was keyed to high F.<\/p>\n

When I first noticed this bass, 3 days before the auction’s end,\u00a0there were 8 bids on the sax. The high bid at the time was $2,650.00. When the auction ended on August 18, there were of 16 bids on this stencil bass, and the horn sold for $4515.00.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the new owner will be a member of the Bass Sax Co-op as well, and perhaps may be able to tell us more about it after\u00a0they get it.<\/p>\n

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