{"id":32082,"date":"2012-05-23T10:15:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T17:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=32082"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:41:57","slug":"ste-cantator-saxophone-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/ste-cantator-saxophone-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A St\u00e9 Cantator Saxophone? Who Made It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago someone emailed me about a horn on eBay. They were wondering if I had ever heard of a French-made, St\u00e9 Cantator saxophone<\/a>. I had to admit that I hadn’t heard the name before, and that the sax itself didn’t look familiar either.<\/p>\n

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     Source: calebmom2012<\/h6>\n

\"St\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

     Source: calebmom2012<\/h6>\n

As you can see from the above photo, the sax is decked out in pearls. This is not a feature we commonly see in vintage, French saxophones.<\/p>\n

The sax looks very heavy, and almost over-engineered. This is more of a German design feature\u2014especially an East German one. However, even the full pearl, B&S Weltklang<\/a> horns, look light<\/em> in comparison to this guy.<\/p>\n

The seller had no light that he\/she could shed on the pedigree of this horn. As a matter of fact, they were looking for information:<\/p>\n

Wow is what describes this French made alto saxophone. Silver plated Ste Canator of Paris France. I have never seen one of these but i have really enjoyed bringing it back to its full beauty again. It will just sing like a song bird. Response, tone, and playability are just awesome. Quality of build is just unreal. Full pearls are just gorgeous and it has all new pads and setup. Original case is in great condition.The original ones are in the bag that will come with the sax. I can’t find a number on it but if any of you can shed some light on this saxophone and its history i will post it for everyone to read. If you are a collector or professional player please don’t miss the chance to own this beauty.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rest of the photos show a silver plated, vintage sax that doesn’t appear to have been abused. However, these photos couldn’t help me identify the manufacturer. None of these features look familiar.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

   Source: calebmom2012<\/h6>\n

I thought perhaps saxophone historian, Pete Hales might have run across this brand name before, but he hadn’t either. Like myself, the nearly full pearl\/French combo wasn’t something he was very familiar with. He too wondered if this horn didn’t have German roots.<\/p>\n

So is this St\u00e9 Cantator alto a stencil horn? I don’t know. Was St\u00e9 Cantator a small, French manufacturer who only produced a handful of horns in their existence? Could be. That might explain the fact that its features don’t line up with known brands of horns. (Even the more obscure ones that Pete & I are familiar with.)<\/p>\n

If anyone knows anything about this brand, or about the manufacturer of this alto, I hope they’ll chime in with a comment. Until then, this sax will remain an enigma.<\/p>\n

If you like owning saxophone mysteries, you have until May 26 to get your bid in on this St\u00e9 Cantator alto saxophone.<\/a> At the time of writing there were 11 bids already, with the high one being $179.50.<\/p>\n

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