{"id":5743,"date":"2009-03-03T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T15:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=5743"},"modified":"2009-08-06T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T21:05:46","slug":"metro-bass-saxvintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/metro-bass-saxvintage\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Metro Bass Sax"},"content":{"rendered":"

During yesterday’s window shopping\u00a0excursion\u00a0on eBay, (the one that turned up yet another Asian-made bass, this one carrying the brand name of Jinbao<\/a>) I also happened to come across this little diamond in the rough<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

<\/a>This poor vintage bass looks like it has seen much better days.<\/p>\n

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

<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com \u00a0<\/h6>\n

The seller describes the horn as follows:<\/p>\n

RARE “METRO” BASS SAXOPHONE MADE BY CONN, PLAYABLE<\/p>\n

you are bidding on an extremely rare bass saxophone, stenciled horn “metro” made for locke music in los angeles probably in the late 40’s or early 50’s. in all probability the horn was made by conn. pads are in good condition and the horn plays.
\nrecent custom case probably cost $500. bass saxophone are almost impossible to find.
\ni will not ship. local pickup only. horn is in los angeles
\nof course you are welcome to arrange you own packing & shipping
\nhorn sold strictly as is<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Unfortunately the rest of the photos are rather blurry… And I have to ask, what’s up with the neck?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

The neck does look like it has been repaired in the past, which makes sense, since the rest of horn shows signs of heavy repair work as well.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

But it also looks like\u00a0the neck\u00a0stores attached to the horn backwards, while the horn is in\u00a0its case. This might explain why it was never turned around for any of the photos,\u00a0especially\u00a0if the seller doesn’t play sax themselves.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the seller does play sax, since he\/she states “the horn plays”. However, how well it plays, is left up to the potential buyer’s imagination.<\/p>\n

\"l1000063\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

The new case shown here doesn’t seem to have much in the way of padding. I wonder how protective it is?<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

Since the seller is unwilling to ship the horn, a local buyer, (if a buyer is to be found at all) is the person most likely to end up with the sax.<\/p>\n

I know one thing for certain, if I was even the slightest bit interested in this horn, and lived in LA, I’d be sending an email to the seller, and asking to come\u00a0over to\u00a0see\u00a0& play test the instrument before I bid on it. That’s the biggest advantage of buying local.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The auction for this diamond in the rough ends on March 6, 2009. The bids start at $3,950. As of the time of writing, there were 0 bids on the sax.<\/p>\n

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