{"id":209,"date":"2009-07-31T21:31:36","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:00:52","slug":"vintage-ads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/stencil-saxes\/stencil-saxophone-names-links\/bassic-sax-logo-2025-500px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bassic Sax Logo 2025 500px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18076 size-thumbnail\" title=\"minifun1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bassic Sax log, transparent background, blue circle around blue triangle with two bass saxophones entwined around each other, Bassic Sax in a bold sans font typed under the base of the triangle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bassic-Sax-Logo-2025-500px.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve assembled a collection of vintage ads, brochures, &amp; catalogues that span decades of saxophonic history. What started out as a small sampling of the classic brands and models that we vintage sax fanatics are all familiar with, has grown. This collection now includes some lesser-known European models, and has stretched into Pete Hales&#8217; and my <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/pix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bassic Sax Pix Gallery<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re not a fan of vintage saxophones, vintage ads, brochures, and catalogues are still a fascinating snapshot back into a time when life was simpler.<\/p>\n<table class=\"mtr-table mtr-tr-td\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Buescher\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/buescher\">Buescher<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Conn\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/conn\">Conn<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Hohner President\u00a0\n\nIn English (unknown date, but pre-production?)\nIn German (1958)\n\n\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Hohner President\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/european-made-saxes\/hohner-president\/hohner-brochure\/\">In English<\/a> (unknown date, but pre-production?)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/european-made-saxes\/hohner-president\/german-hohner-brochure\/\">In German<\/a> (1958)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Julius Keilwerth\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/european-made-saxes\/julius-keilwerth\/jk-nauheim\/vintage-j-k-brochure\/\">Julius Keilwerth<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"King\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/king\">King<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Lyon &amp; Healy\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/lyon-healy\">Lyon &amp; Healy<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Buescher\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/selmer-2\">Selmer<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Conn\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/vintage-ads\/vintage-orsi-catalogue\">Vintage Orsi Catalogue\u00a0<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Hohner President\u00a0\n\nIn English (unknown date, but pre-production?)\nIn German (1958)\n\n\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/european-made-saxes\/veb-blechblas-und-signal-instrumenten-fabrik-bs\/weltklang\/weltklang-folder-1980\/\">Weltklang<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Julius Keilwerth\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/pix\/index.php?\/category\/mouthpieceads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage MP Ads in Bassic Sax Pix<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"King\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/pix\/index.php?\/category\/reedads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage reeds ads in Bassic Sax Pix<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Lyon &amp; Healy\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/pix\/index.php?\/category\/electronica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage horn electronica ads in Bassic Sax Pix<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Buescher\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/pix\/index.php?\/category\/brochures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage Catalogues and ads in Bassic Sax Pix<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Conn\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Hohner President\u00a0\n\nIn English (unknown date, but pre-production?)\nIn German (1958)\n\n\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Julius Keilwerth\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"King\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Lyon &amp; Healy\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve assembled a collection of vintage ads, brochures, &amp; catalogues that span decades of saxophonic history. 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