{"id":29124,"date":"2011-12-11T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T18:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=29124"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:43:20","slug":"ever-heard-of-a-tone-divider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/ever-heard-of-a-tone-divider\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Heard Of A Tone Divider?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I saw something on eBay that I nearly bid on, but just before I hit the bid button, I changed my mind. The item in question is a Gretsch Tone Divider<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: EARWAXX RECORDS And MORE<\/h6>\n

This interesting piece of electronic equipment, is something that I hadn’t seen before. It appears to have been made specifically for saxophones and clarinets, and allows players to alter their sound in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n

Shades of the Selmer’s Varitone perhaps. Or similar to Vox’s attempt to amplify the band, through their products marketed under the name Ampliphonic<\/a><\/em>. All these products\u2014among others\u2014were produced at approximately the same time.<\/p>\n

Here is how the seller describes the Gretsch Tone Divider that he\/she is selling:<\/p>\n

This auction is for: GRETSCH TONE DIVIDER #2850 w\/ ESS and ESS Case RARE VINTAGE Clarinet Saxophone<\/p>\n

Gretsch Tone Divider in excellent condition in original Ess and Ess Case (Brooklyn NY). No way to test this piece completely, but when plugged in the light comes on and I assume it works just fine. Plug in your clarinet or saxophone and manipulate the sound to create reverb, tremolo, fuzz, and other variations of sound limited by your imagination. Looks to be extremely versatile in its functions. A high end piece of equipment in its day (pre-1967) and made by one of the best. Unit in great shape with a piece of tape on the side (for no apparent reason), and sticker on the end. It is clean with no damage of any sort. Velvet padded case also in excellent condition with ESS and ESS sticker on inside. Has “AL” sticker on outside and some sticker residue.<\/p>\n

I do not know everything about this piece, but it is a very hard-to-find desireable item for vintage music equipment collectors. The case itself is a rare item as well. Please feel free to email with questions and we will do all we can to answer them! Unit and case weighs about 9 pounds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Source: EARWAXX RECORDS And MORE<\/h6>\n

The auction for this Gretsch Tone Divider is nearly over<\/a>. It ends later today.<\/p>\n

When I first saw the auction there was only 1 bid on the item, but by the time I had done some research, there were 3 bids. Currently the high bid is $24.49.<\/p>\n

If you lose out on this one, but really want to get a Tone Divider, there is another one on eBay right now as well.<\/a> The end date for that auction is December 13. Bids on it are to start at $55.00.<\/p>\n

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