{"id":14753,"date":"2009-12-09T10:04:33","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=14753"},"modified":"2009-12-09T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T18:04:39","slug":"schenkelaars-tenor-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/schenkelaars-tenor-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Schenkelaars Tenor on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was just a week ago today that a\u00a0Schenkelaars-stencilled La Monte<\/a> tenor sold in France. These instruments, with their Dutch\/German heritage, are interesting since the owe their body tubes to Keilwerth, and their key work to the Dutch company Schenkelaars.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I happened to see yet another Schenkelaars tenor on eBay<\/a>. This time the horn does not appear to be a stencil sax however. This\u00a0sax actually carries the Schenkelaars name.<\/p>\n

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

The seller provides\u00a0a bit of background\u00a0history, and even an MP3 of the sax being played\u00a0in its current state. (Too bad many of the photos are so blurry and small.) Here is what Larry’s Store writes about this vintage Schenkelaars tenor sax:<\/p>\n

Schenkelaars, Holland Ardsley (engraved on the bell) Professional Tenor Saxophone, Rolled Tone Holes, s\/n 61xx (this horn was probably made in the 1960s, because I have a Schenkelaars 1959 Concord Artist Series silverplated alto with a s\/n 28xx), Keilwerth Toneking Mouthpiece with Original Ligature & Cap (Otto Link Style), Original Case with Bakelite Handle, Professional Set-up by the Selmer Authorized Dealer, Excellent Playing Condition!<\/p>\n

With the enclosed Keilwerth Toneking Mouthpiece (very rare, especially in this condition), this Schenkelaars Ardsley is capable of performing well in ALL venues; with its rolled tone holes, it produces a superb sound. The company has quite a history, and brass players know all about its instruments.<\/p>\n

Schenkelaars saxophones were commissioned by the Concord Board of Education for the highest-end classical applications that you can have: their 1962 Concord Artist Series conducted by Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra! What most people don’t know about Stowkowski is that in the 1920s when jazz emerged, he and John Philip Sousa were castigated for their absolute support of the new genre. Stokowski said that jazz was “new blood” for 20th century music, and he championed the new genre:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.stokowskisociety.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is a quick play-test that I did this morning 11\/28\/09 with the Keilwerth Toneking Mouthpiece and a Fred Hemke Premium 4 Reed; this will give you ‘some idea’ of what this Schenkelaars tenor sounds like in its present state:<\/p>\n

..\/media\/Dr. Larry Ross Schenkelaars Ardsley Pro Tenor 05 Schenkelaars Ardsley 3 Jazz.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

You can hear that this horn can play as-is, and this horn has a tone; the pads on this horn may have been on it for a long time, and I suggest a repad, in order to get perfect sound and playability out of this classic horn.<\/p>\n

Without question, this is a high-quality professional tenor saxophone that was made by Schenkelaars in Eindhoven, Holland that is world-class… The bodies of these horns may have been designed or supplied by Keilwerth, and the keywork was made by Schenkelaars in Holland, from what I have heard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

The shape\u00a0of the right pinkie keys strongly resemble those of the German-made D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka (D&J) saxophones<\/a>, that also used Keilwerth body tubes. D&J naturally also supplied their own key work that they attached to the Keilwerth bodies.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The auction for this Dutch Schenkelaars tenor runs until December 11. The starting bid\u00a0for this vintage sax is $795.00 US. The Buy It Now price is $879.00. At the time of writing there were no bids yet on this horn.<\/p>\n

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