{"id":3281,"date":"2009-04-13T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T20:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2011-09-09T08:28:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T15:28:15","slug":"the-conn-o-sax-f-alto-model-22m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/the-conn-o-sax-f-alto-model-22m\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conn-O-Sax F Alto, Model 22M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last summer I had the chance to see first hand, the Conn-O-Sax that Matt, AKA quinntheeskimo Vintage Horns<\/a>, has for sale. This absolutely beautiful sax is\u00a0arguably the rarest of birds in the saxophone world. Conn only made about 200 Conn-O-Saxes, and of those, modern estimates\u00a0are that\u00a0only between 20\u00a0to 40 of them remain.<\/p>\n

The Conn-O-Sax that Matt has for sale<\/a>, is in beautiful condition. If you have the necessary cash, this lovely saxophone can be yours.<\/p>\n

NB: all photos from eBay.com<\/h6>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

The Conn-O-Sax F Alto, model 22M, is a close relative of the 24M, F Mezzo Soprano<\/a>. Both saxes were born out of the sax-happy, roaring 20s, and both saxes suffered the same sad fate: lack of wide spread interest and sales, leading to\u00a0a halt\u00a0in production. (For a detailed description of the historical context of the times, you should check out Dr. Paul Cohen’s article, The Saga of the F Alto Saxophone<\/a><\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0the\u00a022M & the 24M\u00a0were produced for approximately 2 years: from 1928 to 1930. In a 1990 article in the Saxophone Journal<\/em><\/a>, Dr. Paul Cohen stated that\u00a0of the few\u00a0F Mezzos\u00a0that were made, many were relegated to the Conn repair school, and used\u00a0as practice repair instruments.<\/p>\n

The Conn-O-Sax and the F Mezzo Soprano used the same mouthpiece, but while the F Mezzo had the range of a regular saxophone (from low Bb to high F), the Conn-O-Sax’s range\u00a0went from low A to\u00a0high G\u00a0(AKA altissimo G, or G3). The Conn-O-Sax’s sound has been described as being close to that of an English Horn or Heckelphone.<\/p>\n

The following is\u00a0the ad that Conn used to introduce and promote its new product, in its own Musical Truth<\/em> trade magazine in 1928.<\/p>\n

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Source: saxpics.com<\/a><\/h6>\n

For more information on the F pitched saxophones, make sure you check out saxpics’ New Wonder: F Horns page<\/a>. There is a lot of information there, and also links to pictures, as well as some audio files.<\/p>\n

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