{"id":8558,"date":"2009-05-27T10:16:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=8558"},"modified":"2009-08-02T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2009-08-02T17:05:47","slug":"vintage-holton-bass-for-sale-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/vintage-holton-bass-for-sale-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Holton Bass For Sale On eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re in the market for a bass saxophone, there is yet another one that appeared on eBay that might be worth checking out. This vintage Holton, which the seller says is a stencilled Conn, is currently up for auction<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The seller describes the horn like this:<\/p>\n

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THIS IS A RARE<\/p>\n

CONN STENCIL<\/p>\n

BASS<\/p>\n

SAXOPHONE<\/p>\n

THIS IS THE REAL THING<\/p>\n

NOT AN IMPORTED COPY<\/p>\n

SAX IS ENGRAVED FRANK HOLTON AND CO ELKHORN WISC<\/p>\n

AND FLOWERY ENGRAVING AS SEEN IN PICS<\/p>\n

BUT WAS ACTUALLY MADE BY CONN<\/p>\n

HAS CONNS<\/p>\n

PATD DEC 8 1914<\/p>\n

1119954<\/p>\n

B<\/p>\n

RA43XX<\/p>\n

L<\/p>\n

THIS LOW PITCH HORN IS IN FANTASTIC SHAPE<\/p>\n

WAS RECONDITIONED A FEW YEARS AGO<\/p>\n

PLAYS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM<\/p>\n

NON ROLLED TONE HOLES<\/p>\n

GREAT SINGLE RIVIT PADS<\/p>\n

FIRST LACQUER<\/p>\n

EXTREMELY SHARP ORIGINAL ENGRAVING<\/p>\n

NO DISAPPOINTMENTS<\/p>\n

THIS SAX IS HUGE YOU CAN DROP A SOPRANO SAX IN THE BELL<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If you are interested in this bass, be aware the seller will not sell to anyone outside the US. The ad actually says: [quote]<\/p>\n

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The auction for this Holton bass runs until May 29. The Buy It Now price is $6,900.00, and immediate payment is required. At the time of writing, there were no offers yet on the sax.<\/p>\n

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