{"id":46541,"date":"2018-01-07T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T17:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=46541"},"modified":"2024-06-25T09:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:12:29","slug":"mystery-sopranochristmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2018\/mystery-sopranochristmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Soprano\/Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A number of years ago I was given what I believed was likely an antique soprano saxophone. It is a quirky horn, and certainly not in playable condition.<\/p>\n

It was supposed to be raw the material for a lamp. I however , saw its higher purpose: a Christmas tree for the top of the 1950s wooden stereo\u2014as well as a teaching tool when I give workshops on saxophones. This sax could be safely passed around, without worrying that someone might damage a valuable horn.<\/p>\n

In December 2016 my buddy Pete Hales was curious about this quirky horn, and asked me to take some photos of it once I had it de-treed<\/em>. Well it took me a while, but I finally remembered to do so just before I re-treed<\/em> it again last month.<\/p>\n

Of course it took me almost another month to finally get around to running the pics through Photoshop, but I finally got around to doing that yesterday. I must confess that I’m surprised by what I saw.<\/p>\n

No, I’m not talking about the crappy photos\u2014because they are indeed crappy, since the lighting was anything but ideal. Instead I’m talking about what the stamped plate on the horn may indicate about this mystery soprano’s origins.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, if the origins are indeed what it may say on the stamped plate, then perhaps my assumptions about the horn’s age are incorrect. Before we go any further, here’s a quick listing of the mystery soprano’s specs:<\/p>\n

Mystery soprano facts & figures<\/h3>\n