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In April 2015, a Saxie-like instrument appeared on eBay. At first blush it could easily be mistaken for the French-made instruments by Couesnon. However, a bit of a deeper dive into these types of sax shaped “things”\u2014and the Saxie in particular\u2014soon shows us the origins of this particular Saxie-like instrument is not necessarily so straight forward. <\/p>\n

On the Saxie page<\/a> in this section of Bassic Sax, there is a lot of information about the original, French instrument sold by Couesnon. Note the direction of the bell<\/a> shown on this Couesnon-branded Saxie. Now take a look at the original 1924, patent drawing<\/a> filed for this instrument by American, Frederick B. Hammann. The bell on the patented instrument points forward, while the Couesnon Saxie points upward. <\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, the seller of this particular Saxie-like instrument also owned a Couesnon Saxie that was included in these photos for comparison. However, if you compare the angle of the much-shorter bell<\/a> on the Couesnon-made horn, it too points forward, rather than upward<\/a>, like on the other Couesnon-made Saxies I had seen before. The fact that Couesnon made Saxies with bells in two different directions, tells us that the company’s design of their instrument changed at least once during its production run. <\/p>\n

Here are the photos of the Saxie-like instrument that appeared for sale in April 2015.<\/p>\n

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Other manufacturers of Saxie-like instruments<\/h3>\n

No Couesnon or Saxie name<\/h5>\n

In 1939, a catalogue page from Germany’s musical instrument manufacturing company, and distributor, Hess, illustrated the following Saxie-like instrument:<\/p>\n

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It says nothing about these instruments being made by Couesnon, nor is the name Saxie used.<\/em> Its particulars are noted as follows:<\/p>\n