{"id":201,"date":"2009-07-31T21:23:52","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2013-01-05T10:22:24","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T17:22:24","slug":"huttl-alto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/about\/gear\/unusual-saxes\/huttl-alto\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00fcttl Alto"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1016\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/about\/gear\/unusual-saxes\/huttl-alto\/rolled-tone-holes-g-tril\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rolled-Tone-Holes-&amp;#038;-G#-Tril\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1016     \" title=\"Rolled-Tone-Holes-&amp;-G#-Tril\" alt=\"H\u00fcttl alto, saxophone, sax keys, mother of pearl, rolled tone holes, black background, gold lacquer horn, Hammerschmidt\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Rolled-Tone-Holes-G-Tril.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">H\u00fcttl De Luxe alto saxophone made by the Hammerschmidt company in Germany Photo by H. Kahlke Copyright 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In fall of 2004 I picked this H\u00fcttl alto up at an antique show. It is a very heavy horn. It has rolled tone holes; right-sided bell keys; and\u00a0mother of pearl in-lays on all the keys\u2014including the left thumb rest, right palm and side keys.\u00a0It also has a G# trill key; Fork Eb; and a very strange extra key I&#8217;d never seen before that would be operated by your right index finger. This key opens the Eb palm key allowing you to trill from D3 to D#3.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Horn Specs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manufacturer: Hammerschmidt<\/li>\n<li>Stencil Name: H\u00fcttl<\/li>\n<li>Serial #: 040XX<\/li>\n<li>Finish: Lacquer<\/li>\n<li>Features: Full pearl treatment on all key touches; extra trill keys for G#, high D#; &amp; a Fork Eb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the Internet research I had done on the brand name, I had found no references to saxophones, only to brass instruments like French horns and coronets, and to a photo of a vintage jazz guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The engraving says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Made by H\u00fcttl<\/p>\n<p>regd Western Germany<\/p>\n<p>De Luxe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Until April 2008, when I received a couple emails from Germany, I had found out very little concrete information about the horn, except that it played surprisingly well, despite it being in serious need of a restoration.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, this H\u00fcttl alto was manufactured by the Hammerschmidt company in Burgau, Germany. Make sure you check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/european-made-saxes\/hammerschmidt\" target=\"_self\">Hammerschmidt section<\/a> of my website if you want to find out more about this rare, vintage, German saxophone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In fall of 2004 I picked this H\u00fcttl alto up at an antique show. It is a very heavy horn. 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