{"id":21931,"date":"2010-10-23T09:45:54","date_gmt":"2010-10-23T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=21931"},"modified":"2010-10-23T09:50:59","modified_gmt":"2010-10-23T16:50:59","slug":"are-you-looking-for-an-f-mezzo-soprano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/are-you-looking-for-an-f-mezzo-soprano\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Looking For An F Mezzo Soprano?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well if you are, there is currently one on eBay<\/a>. What’s a bit unusual about this particular sax is that it is lacquered, whereas most of the others that pop up very occasionally are silver plated.<\/p>\n

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

The seller describes this little horn as follows:<\/p>\n

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F Mezzo Soprano Saxophone<\/p>\n

213,xxx – serial number – 1929\/29<\/p>\n

This is a very unique Saxophone. It is very rare to find a F Mezzo Saxophone at all, and to find one like this, where the body is in near mint condition is rare indeed. Conn only made a limited amount of the F Mezzo and most have not survived. I have only seen a few , and never any in such perfect condition as this one is. No dents or dings on the body. Neck is also in very great shape.<\/p>\n

This is a no reserve auction!! Bid away. We are also happy to answer any questions via email or phone.<\/p>\n

This is a classic horn, in fantastic shape. Your sax life will greatly improve with this horn. Has the original neck, mouthpiece and case.<\/p>\n

Currently it plays, though it could use some adjustment, to put it in professional playing condition.<\/p>\n

We invite you to check out all vintage and new saxes and woodwinds we have for sale available on ebay. Be sure to check out our full line of International Woodwind saxophones that is currently being offered on ebay.<\/p>\n

This sax is priced to move. And if you are one of our European Customers you are in good shape. With the low US dollar to the euro you get this baby for a great price.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately the photos, while large, are not great, and tend to be on the blurry side. This makes it tough to see the details of the horn.<\/p>\n

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In this picture it looks like the 2nd pearl\u2014the B key\u2014is partially broken off. You can see the damage more in a photo of the left hand keys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

In this shot you can clearly see the damage to the 2nd pearl.<\/p>\n

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The official Conn designation for the F Mezzo Soprano was 24M. If you’d like to see copies of a couple of the original Conn ads for this horn, you can find them here<\/a>, on the main portion of my site.<\/p>\n

Besides introducing this new horn to the public,\u00a0the ads list the finishes available for the 24M, and their respective\u00a0prices. Brass\u00a0was naturally the least expensive option\u00a0available, and\u00a0this particular horn\u00a0would have cost the buyer $100. In today’s dollars that would be $1284.80 US, according to The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the ad says Polished Brass<\/em>, it doesn’t say lacquered. I might be wrong, but this makes me think that this sax might have been lacquered at some point over its lifetime. This is very common, and we see many vintage saxes that started out as bare brass that have been lacquered over the last 100 or so years to protect their metal and finish.<\/p>\n

The auction for this Conn 24M F Mezzo Soprano runs until October 24. At the time of writing there were 14 bids on this horn. The high bid so far sits at $3,601.00.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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