{"id":43591,"date":"2015-04-28T11:45:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=43591"},"modified":"2024-06-18T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:47:14","slug":"swanee-sax-how-much-would-you-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2015\/swanee-sax-how-much-would-you-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Swanee Sax: How Much Would You Pay?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although the now-vintage Swanee Sax wasn’t made for many years, I’m surprised how often they pop up for sale on the various eBay sites. For example, there is currently a pretty nice one for sale on the UK site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: alienduffer on eBay.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n

When these instruments were on the market, they were sold as “Cheap, Effective, Easy to play”. Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself on this old Jedson & Mastertone page, from their 1930-31 Musical Merchandise catalogue…<\/p>\n

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Notice the original selling price on No. 6453? Well the last Swanee Sax I wrote about<\/a> sold for $537.49 US, in March 2013.   :nuclear:    I’ve heard of inflation, but that’s just freakin’ ridiculous. :loco:    BTW, the one currently for sale on eBay already has four bids on it, and the auction currently sits at \u00a3256.00. xe.com<\/a> estimates that to be $392.24 US.<\/p>\n

Now I’ll leave it up to you to decide how much is too much for a vintage slider that was not intended as a professional level instrument. Personally, if I was looking for a slide saxophone to use, I’d likely be looking for a Reiffel & Husted<\/a>\u2014although admittedly, they are much more rare.<\/p>\n

Relative merits of various slide saxophones aside, this is how the seller of the current Swanee Sax up for auction describes the horn:<\/p>\n

Circa 1920 – 1930 Swanee sax slide saxophone.
\nA rare instrument in good original condition with original mouthpiece, case and neck strap.<\/p>\n

Case has some corners which need repair but otherwise OK.
\nWould benefit from a good clean.<\/p>\n

Slider works freely.
\nMeasures 19 inches from bell to top of slider in the fully closed position.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are the photos of this Swanee slide saxophone…<\/p>\n

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The Swanee Sax does appear to be in quite good condition. For the right buyer, I’m sure it would be a lovely instrument. I’m curious to see just how much the right buyer is willing to pay for the right horn however.<\/p>\n

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