{"id":3167,"date":"2008-11-15T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2008-11-15T18:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2010-07-21T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T15:56:54","slug":"tenor-sarrusophone-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2008\/tenor-sarrusophone-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenor Sarrusophone On eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

While perusing eBay while drinking my morning coffee, I came across this tenor sarrusophone<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A good silverplated Tenor Sarrusophone bearing the original stamp: Buffet Crampon & Cie. \u00e0 Paris, Evette & Schaeffer, Ance Mon Buffet Crampon & Cie, 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf, Paris, 149, made in France. Also stamped with the seller’s name: Carl Fischer New York. Good original condition with the usual wear, some scratches and tiny dents, restored to playing condition some years ago. Comes with original case and original reedbox including some old reeds. Total length 71.5 cm or 28 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n

“Evette & Schaeffer (earlier Buffet-Crampon) used the occasion of the Exposition Universelle de Paris of 1900 to reintroduce the complete sarrusophone family. The key positions had been made completely identical to those of the saxophone. The Sarrusophones \u00e0 m\u00e9chanisme perfectionn\u00e9 Syst\u00e8me Evette & Schaeffer are advertised in the 1907 catalog at about the same prices as the best saxophones of the same register; nevertheless, from 1919 to 1923 only forty-nine sarrusophones were manufactured, of which twentytwo were contrabasses in E-flat. Between 1920 and 1930, French manufacturers stopped producing the sarrusophone.” (Gunther Joppig)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

I remember this exact same photo\u00a0on eBay earlier this year, spring I think it was, so I’m guessing that the instrument didn’t sell then. At $10,000 for the Buy It Now price, I suspect it might not this time either, unless exactly the right buyer happens to stumble\u00a0upon the auction.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in finding out more about these rare instruments, then Grant Green’s sarrusophone page<\/a> will give you lots of information. Another good resource is the Wikipedia page on Sarrusophones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyways, if you’re looking for a sarrus, and a run-of-the-mill contra isn’t rare enough for you,\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0 then this might just be the ticket.<\/p>\n

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