{"id":43606,"date":"2015-05-08T09:40:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T16:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=43606"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:50:39","slug":"old-saxophone-by-barrel-flickr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2015\/old-saxophone-by-barrel-flickr\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Saxophone In The Cincinnati Museum Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favourite pastimes is looking through collectible and curio shops. I’ve found some of my most treasured collectibles in those places. During my many forays into these shops I’ve seen a lot of old saxophones. Most of them have been junk, but a couple have come home with me because of their uniqueness or outstanding playability.<\/p>\n

When I happened across this photo from Nate Higgins, I was immediately drawn to its main subject: a dusty, old alto saxophone sitting amongst a bunch of other old-looking things, including a red, white, and blue painted oak barrel.<\/p>\n

Old Saxophone<\/h2>\n

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\nPhotography by: Nate Higgins<\/a> Source: Flickr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Because I couldn’t make out what brand of horn this is, I took the original photo of Nate’s and applied the same settings of the unsharp mask in Photoshop that I apply to my own pics. Although the photo is clearer, the engraving on this old saxophone is still not entirely readable.<\/p>\n

The name starts with a “Kin…”. Obviously the horn has no front F key; no bis Bb; and split bell keys. It appears to be silver plated with a gold wash bell. Beyond that I am stumped. Anyone got any ideas as to what this sax is?<\/p>\n

Since Nate Higgins has his Old Saxophone photo as part of his Cincinnati Museum Center<\/a> album, it’s a pretty safe bet that this old alto is on display in the museum as part of one its exhibits. Interesting… I wonder what that particular display is all about.<\/p>\n

Regardless what the display is, I find it interesting that an old saxophone that I might pass up at a curio or collectible shop, or yes, on eBay\u2014especially on eBay\u2014might find a new home as part of a museum exhibit. That kinda’ makes sense. Because let’s face it, if we saw a Selmer cigar cutter sitting in that mess, it would just seem wrong.  :up:<\/p>\n

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