{"id":3585,"date":"2011-03-07T08:52:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5"},"modified":"2021-01-04T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:29:46","slug":"delinot-4-valve-sax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/metal\/delinot-4-valve-sax\/","title":{"rendered":"Delinot 4 & 8 Valve Saxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

These French, toy horns are a really head scratcher. I have not been able to definitively identify who the manufacturer was. For the longest time I thought it was D\u00e9pos\u00e9e\u2014based on the printing stamped on the horn<\/a>\u2014until someone commented on my blog that he believed the word meant “patent applied for”, or something similar in French. That would make sense, since my Pierret has the same stamping on its microtuner<\/a>, and I was informed by someone in France that the company had obtained a patent for the neck and octave mechanism on the Concerto Model With Virtuor. (The model that I have)<\/p>\n

This only leaves 2 possibilities: Delinot or PD. The first appears on the toy tag<\/a>, while the latter appears on the horn itself.<\/a> I have searched all over the Internet for references to a French toy manufacturer with either of these 2 names, but have come up empty-handed. I have therefore opted to go with the name Delinot. If you know differently, please let me know<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n

It should be noted that <\/a>the seller<\/a> of one of the 8 valve horns on eBay noted that it had reeds like a harmonica. If this is indeed the case, then these would be free reed instruments\/toys<\/a>. Interesting, and more sophisticated than I originally thought.<\/p>\n

4 Valve Toy Saxophones\/Jazzophones<\/span><\/p>\n

This minty, solid brass, pair of children’s toys came up on eBay in September 2010. Like the Camp Saxo France<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>this Delinot saxophone comes from France, and bears a striking resemblance to the Jazzophone<\/a>-style instruments.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

The saxophone is 10 \u00bd” long.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

 Source: eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

In the fall of 2011 another one of these minty toys appeared on eBay. Perhaps the only thing more stunning than the condition it was in, was the price it fetched at auction. After 11 bids, this little French toy sold for $114.05. That works out to about $11.40 per inch, for a vintage, French, brass toy made to resemble a Jazzophone.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: middlemanbrokers<\/span><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n

 Source: middlemanbrokers<\/span><\/p>\n

8 Valve Toy Saxophones\/Jazzophones<\/span><\/p>\n

After writing about the 4 valve Delinot saxophone shown above, I got an email from a fellow who had one of the 8 valve variety.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: A Friend of Bassic Sax<\/span><\/p>\n

Like the 4 valve model, this has the same lyre logo.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: A Friend of Bassic Sax<\/span><\/p>\n

Very shortly after I received the above photos, the following 8 valved Delinot sax showed up on eBay.<\/p>\n

\"Delinot,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: 1972mjh<\/span><\/p>\n

The seller was able to provide some interesting information about this toy. This is what he wrote in his eBay ad:<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an interesting vintage toy saxophone. It\u2019s all brass construction and the brass has a dark patina. It\u2019s about 15 1\/2 inches long and the bell is 3 1\/4 inches in diameter. <\/a>It plays a major scale, 1 whole octave with reeds that are like harmonica reeds. Pushing one of the buttons sends the air through that reed and sounds the note. You can play one note or as many of the notes as you like at the same time. It is missing the mouthpiece.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Right<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: 1972mjh<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes The Truth Really Is Stranger Than Fiction<\/span><\/p>\n

Both the 4 and 8 valve toy Delinot saxophones were likely inspired by true sax-shaped trumpets made by (mostly) German horn manufacturers early in the 20th century. Some of these trumpets had double bells with built-in mutes; others had rotary valves; still others came in a variety of sizes. If you\u2019d like to read more about the real Jazzophones, check out the website dedicated especially to saxophone-shaped trumpets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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