{"id":32398,"date":"2012-06-11T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=32398"},"modified":"2024-06-01T10:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T17:32:15","slug":"g-h-huller-olymp-tenor-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/g-h-huller-olymp-tenor-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"A G.H. H\u00fcller Olymp Tenor For Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed a lovely, vintage, G.H. H\u00fcller tenor, circa 1930s, on the German eBay site<\/a> this morning. What makes this horn interesting, is that it not only carries a model name\u2014many G.H. H\u00fcller saxophones do not have model names engraved on them\u2014but it also appears to be in really good condition.<\/p>\n

\"G.H.<\/a><\/p>\n

     Source: geldfischle<\/h6>\n

This tenor is an Olymp model saxophone, and was 1 of the 4 models that G.H. H\u00fcller was building during the 1930s. Note that it has the D resonance key, to help with the stuffiness of D2. This is of course also something we see in the Holton Rudy Wiedoeft model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"G.H.<\/a><\/p>\n

     Source: geldfischle<\/h6>\n

These G.H. H\u00fcller saxes had the eyebrow key guards that we also know from Hohner<\/a>, King<\/a>, Hammerschmidt, and Werner Roth (WERO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The seller is not a saxophone player, and describes the horn like this:<\/p>\n

Ihr bietet hier auf<\/p>\n

1 altes<\/p>\n

G.H. H\u00dcLLER Olymp<\/p>\n

Tenor Saxophon!<\/p>\n

Das Instrument stammt vmtl. aus den 30-er Jahren und<\/p>\n

ist f\u00fcr sein Alter in einem recht guten Zustand!<\/p>\n

Nat\u00fcrlich sind Gebrauchsspuren und<\/p>\n

ein paar kleine Dellen vorhanden.<\/p>\n

Das Saxophon war noch vor 2 Wochen beim Fachmann und<\/p>\n

wurde dort gecheckt – anbei 1 pic vom Reparaturschein!<\/p>\n

Da ich kein Fachmann f\u00fcr solche Instrumente bin,<\/p>\n

habe ich einige Fotos mehr angeh\u00e4ngt und<\/p>\n

sende auch gerne noch gew\u00fcnschte Detailbilder….<\/p>\n

Sicher 1 interessantes Instrument f\u00fcr Liebhaber….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Helen translate says…. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

You are bidding on 1, old, G.H. H\u00fcller Olymp tenor saxophone.<\/p>\n

This instrument is most likely from the 1930s, and for its age, is in very good condition.<\/p>\n

Naturally there are some wear marks and a few small dents present.<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago the saxophone was checked over by a specialist. A photo of the repair bill is included here.<\/p>\n

Since I’m not a specialist in these instruments, I’ve attached a number of photos, and will also be happy to send detailed photos.<\/p>\n

Certainly this is an interesting instrument for enthusiasts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The repair bill looks like this:<\/p>\n

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

     Source: geldfischle<\/h6>\n

Now I admit, the first one does make me wonder a bit: “Tonloch ausgerichtet”, means tone hole straightened<\/em> or aligned<\/em>. Since this sax has rolled tone holes, I’m always a bit concerned when unknown techs started working on these delicate bits of a horn.<\/p>\n

The rest of the repair bill is pretty basic:<\/p>\n