When I first saw this Le Meilleur Du Monde alto on eBay, I was surprised because it was the first, 2 tone Hammerschmidt that I had come across. It is one of their later models, since it has the metal key guards. This sax has obviously had a hard life, as is evidenced by the obvious wear and dents. The other thing that is obvious is that the sax is missing one of its right palm keys. Specifically, it appears that the high E key is absent.
Source: eBay.com
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