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Keilwerth SX90R 3401 – Shadow

Horn Specs

  • Serial #: 130XXX
  • Material: German nickel silver
  • Body Finish: Black nickel plate
  • Keys & Bell Interior: Silver plate
  • Engraving: Hand done
  • Tone Holes: Drawn with Hand Soldered Rings

Set Up

  • MP: Dukoff D5, Bob Carpenter custom reface with a .109 opening
  • Reed: Copper Carbon Classic for Tenor Saxophone 2.5 Fiberreed by Harry Hartmann
  • Ligature: Rovner Light

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Selmer Mark VI

Selmer tenor saxophone, tenor sax, sax necks, red cloth, gold lacquer sax

Horns Specs:

  • Serial #: 198XXX
  • Finish: Lacquer
  • Necks: Unison Master Piece (top) &  original Selmer Mark VI neck (bottom)

Set Up:

  • Neck: Selmer
  • M/P: Dukoff S7, D7, or D7*
  • Ligature: Rovner dark or light
  • Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

King Zephyr

Zephyr tenor sax, tenor sax, red cloth, delacquered

Horn Specs:

  • Serial #: 307XXX
  • Finish: Naturally delacquered after nearly 6 decades of pro use

Set Up:

  • M/P: Dukoff S7, D7, or D7*
  • Ligature: Rovner dark or light
  • Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Olds Super

olds super tenor saxophone, silver sax, vintage tenor sax, Olds Super sax

Horn Specs:

  • Serial #: 108X
  • Finish: Silver Plate
  • Black Roo Pads
  • Sterling silver Reso-Tech resos intended for a Mark VI bari that were custom fitted to the horn. When the key is closed, no leather is left exposed to absorb the sound. 
  • Piano wire springs.

Set Up:

Martin Handcraft

Martin Handcraft tenor saxophone, tenor sax, silver plated horn, red cloth

Horn Specs:

  • Serial #: 68XXX
  • Finish: Silver plate with gold wash bell
  • YTS 23 Front F key added

Set Up:

  • M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
  • Ligature: Rovner Dark or light
  • Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Conn New Wonder Series I

Conn New Wonder Series I, tenor sax, silver saxophone, vintage sax

Horn Specs:

  • Serial #: 897XX
  • Finish: Silver plated with gold  was bell

Set Up:

  • M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
  • Ligature: Rovner Dark & Light
  • Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Toneking

Jubilee tenor saxophone, tenor sax, Julius Keilwerth, stencil saxophone, Toneking, gold lacquer, red cloth, sax neck

Horn Specs:

  • Stencilled with name Jubilee for a local music store here in Vancouver 
  • Series III Toneking
  • C/D trill key
  • G# trill key
  • Serial #: 29XXX (1957)
  • Finish: Lacquer
  • The “angel wing” key guard was replaced by the original owner.
  • This was a 1 owner horn, which was bought in 1958.
  • This horn has been overhauled, and an original JK replacement angelwing & clothes guard were added

Set Up:

  • M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
  • Ligature: Rovner Dark
  • Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

 

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