{"id":30582,"date":"2012-02-27T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T18:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=30582"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:44:46","slug":"lafleur-varsity-alto-saxophone-french-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/lafleur-varsity-alto-saxophone-french-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Lafleur Varsity Alto Saxophone: But This One Is French-Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of years ago I wrote about a mystery alto sax whose pedigree has remained somewhat of a mystery. The Lafleur Varsity alto<\/a>, which has ended up living just 30 minutes from me, remains an enigma. Neither I, nor its new owner Kevin, have been able to confirm with 100% certainty where it originated from. (To see the complete set of of photos, see my blog article from March 18, 2010<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

This morning I noticed another interesting Lafleur Varsity alto on eBay<\/a>. It appears quite a bit newer than Kevin’s sax, and its pedigree is just as mysterious.<\/p>\n

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

     Source: andyasw<\/h6>\n

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

     Source: andyasw<\/h6>\n

This French-made saxophone is described by its owner like this:<\/p>\n

This is my rare vintage Lafleur Varsity alto that bears the inscription: JR LAFLEUR AND SON LONDON PARIS NEW YORK MADE IN FRANCE. It dayes from the 1950s.<\/p>\n

It has the serial number 132, rolled tone holes and the unusual right hand G# trill key and mother of pearl touch pieces.<\/p>\n

The pads are in excellent order throughout and this easy blowing horn comes from a non-smoking home. The sax was serviced recently and comes with a Buescher case complete with two keys! This sax is testament to the build quality that we seldom see these days unfortunately.<\/p>\n

There are no dents to speak of and the silver lacquer is all original and intact. Complete with a truly vintage ROC sax sling too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll be the first to admit that vintage French saxophones are not my speciality. For me, obscure German brands are more interesting, because comparatively few people have researched them.<\/p>\n

Yes, I do know a lot about Pierrets, but really that’s it. I have only limited knowledge about the other French saxophone manufacturers like Buffet, Beaugnier, SML, Couesnon, and the likes.<\/p>\n

When I saw this French-made Lafleur stencil horn, with its rolled tone holes, I was intrigued. I’ve been trying to figure out which French manufacturer might have made this horn for JR Lafleur And Son.<\/p>\n

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

     Source: andyasw<\/h6>\n

Off the top of my head, I can’t remember seeing a French saxophone with rolled tone holes before.<\/p>\n

The rest of the photos show a horn that is in stunning condition.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

  Source: andyasw<\/h6>\n

Perhaps you know who made this horn, and it is exactly what your are looking for. Or perhaps owning a mystery French sax floats your boat. Either way, the auction for this JR Lafleur And Son vintage alto <\/a>runs until March 4. At the time of writing there was 3 bids on the horn, with the highest being 46.00 GBP\u2014yes, the horn is in the UK. eBay estimates this to be approximately $72.94 US. You’ll have to bid higher, since it is a Reserve Auction, and the reserve price has not yet been met.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if anyone knows what this horn is, please chime in and let me know. I’ve been totally frustrated this AM by the Saxpics<\/a> database not having 1\/2 the images in it that it used to have. What’s up with that anyway? Why haven’t they fixed that yet?  \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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