{"id":24253,"date":"2011-03-14T09:50:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=24253"},"modified":"2011-03-29T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T16:11:13","slug":"are-you-looking-for-an-adolphe-sax-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/are-you-looking-for-an-adolphe-sax-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Looking For An Adolphe Sax, Saxophone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are, there is one currently on eBay<\/a>. However, there is one catch: It was not\u00a0built by\u00a0Adolphe Sax Sr\u2014Antoine Joseph\u2014but rather by Adolphe’s son, Adolphe Edouard Sax.<\/p>\n

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

As you can see in the above photo, the horn is only keyed to low B. It is however, keyed to high F, but lacks an automatic octave key\u2014which means you have 2 octave keys to contend with.<\/p>\n

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

The seller is not a sax player, so I chuckled a bit when I read his\/her description of the horn. Nonetheless, here is what they wrote about this collectible saxophone:<\/p>\n

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RARE ADOLPHE SAX ALTO SAXOPHONE<\/h3>\n

This is a rare Alto Sax produced by “Adolphe Sax” in Paris between 1904 and 1908. Its serial number is 15133. It has the SA logo and is nickel plated.<\/p>\n

The inscription reads: “Medaille D’or 1900 Adolphe Sax, Feur de l’Academie Nle musique 84, Rue Myrha Paris Made in France 15133” It also has the usual “depose” registered marks.<\/p>\n

It comes in it’s original case, and has some spares including Selmer and Yamaha mouthpieces, pins and reeds.<\/p>\n

Though I’m not a Sax player I’ve tested it and it sounds great<\/span><\/em>! [Emphasis added.]<\/p>\n

Whether you’re looking for a fantastic collectors piece or a vintage starter this is an amazing opportunity to own a piece of Saxophone history!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rest of the shots show a horn that appears to be in decent shape.<\/p>\n

It has no pearls…<\/p>\n

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

And no rollers either.<\/p>\n

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

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

Here is a better shot of the dual octave keys.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Although there are no serial number charts\u00a0for these Adolphe Sax horns, we do have an approximate age for this particular saxophone. The National Music Museum<\/a>, located at the University of South Dakota, in Vermillion, has a Adolphe Edouard Sax soprano that is only a couple of hundred serial numbers away from this alto.<\/p>\n

With the exception of the serial number, the engraving on the bell of that soprano, is identical to that of this alto. The engraving on the soprano <\/a>reads:<\/p>\n

M\u00c9DAILLE D\u2019OR 1900 \/ Adolphe SAX \/ Feur de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie Nle de Musique \/ 84. RUE MYRHA \/ PARIS \/ MADE IN FRANCE \/ 15352\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The museum estimates the soprano to be from between 1900 & 1907.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it would be fair to say that the Adolphe Edouard Sax alto currently up for auction is circa 1900 – 1907\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

This collectible, antique horn is located in the UK. Currently there are 4 bids on it already, with the high bid being \u00a3380.00. eBay currently estimates this to be $608.57. The auction runs until March 18.<\/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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