(Helen) These horns all have something in common: they come from either China or Taiwan, and from unknown manufacturers. Unlike the vintage saxophones made by the American companies of yesteryear, or European companies like J. Keilwerth and Pierret, today's Asian-made saxophones are cloaked in secrecy.

Who makes these horns? Most times this is not known, and many dealers won't tell you who their stencil manufacturer is. Why this secrecy? That's a really good question. Dealers give all kinds of supposed reasons for this secrecy, but none really make sense when you consider that in the past, a horn's pedigree was not classified as "need to know only basis".

In any event, given the amount of these horns that are flooding the marketplace, I thought it was fitting that at least a few of them end up in this gallery.

  • s-l1600 004 s-l1600 004
  • s-l1600 002 s-l1600 002
  • s-l1600 008 s-l1600 008
  • case case
  • bell engraving bell engraving
  • de villier name engraved on bell de villier name engraved on bell
  • s-l1600 011 s-l1600 011
  • bell bell
  • neck left side upside down neck left side upside down
  • s-l1600 003 s-l1600 003
  • right side front views right side front views
  • s-l1600 007 s-l1600 007
  • right side lower portion right side lower portion
  • s-l1600 010 s-l1600 010
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