{"id":29799,"date":"2012-01-14T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=29799"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:48:04","slug":"gebr-alexander-mainz-tenor-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/gebr-alexander-mainz-tenor-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebr. Alexander Mainz Tenor On eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed an unusual D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka horn on eBay yesterday. It’s not unusual in features or appearance. Rather, it’s the name that caught my eye.<\/p>\n

Gebr. Alexander Mainz is a name which has been connected to D&J, because they were a dealer that D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka regularly supplied with saxophones. Until this tenor popped up on eBay<\/a>, I had only seen 1 other Gebr. Alexander Mainz horn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That previous Gebr. Alexander Mainz horn was an alto<\/a>, was silver plated<\/a>, and had a high F# key<\/a>. (This horn was a copy of J. Keilwerth’s Toneking.)<\/p>\n

The current horn up for auction on eBay is just your plan old boring, two-tone tenor. It has no extra keys or engraving, and has just your everyday octave key lever. (The alto had a much nicer one<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"Gebr.<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: g.mu6<\/h6>\n

The seller is in Germany, and describes the horn like this:<\/p>\n

Interesting old Tenor saxophone. The bell reads:”Gebr. Alexander Mainz” The back reads: “10924 Made in Western Germany”. The neck reads the same number. I dont know what model it is. The golden color is partly worn, the pads looks fine, I guess they work for some more time. There is a small dent at the bell. (see pic) There is no mouthpice. The instrument needs service and cleaning. It comes in a very worn case which has a bad smell. (but may give some extra protection for shipping) Of course it will be packed very well for the transit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wow, a D&J tenor in need of an overhaul, and coming in a stinky case. Sounds great, right? It’s clear the seller isn’t a sax player, and perhaps not even a musician. He is however, a dealer who seems to specialize in antique and vintage musical instruments. (Which may in part explain his pricing on the horn.)<\/p>\n

The photos show a vintage D&J in decent shape. However, you gotta’ budget on an overhaul on this baby.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Source: g.mu6<\/h6>\n

The name stencilled on this tenor notwithstanding, this is just your regular, run-of-the-mill, D&J stencil tenor. These are very nice tenor saxophones. I should know, I own one. Mine is branded De Villers<\/a>. To read more about mine, check out the De Villiers page on my site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

D&J copied the bodies of the JK The New Kings and Tonekings, and made stencils for other companies. D&J horns are not<\/strong> however, JK stencils. D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka was its own company, completely separate from Julius Keilwerth<\/em>. To read the full story about D&J, and their connection to Keilwerth, check out the D&J page of my site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Gebr. Alexander Mainz tenor currently up auction on eBay<\/a> has a starting bid of $999.00. IMHO, that is too high given its condition. However, the seller is in Europe, and prices there are higher than here. It will be interesting to see how the auction progresses.<\/p>\n

The auction is scheduled to end on January 22. At the time of writing there were no bids yet, on this vintage, German stencil horn by D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka.<\/p>\n

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