{"id":4462,"date":"2011-11-30T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T01:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=4462"},"modified":"2014-06-08T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T16:04:12","slug":"jubilee-tenor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/about\/gear\/restorations\/jubilee-tenor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jubilee Tenor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although I have a boat load of tenors, there was one brand of vintage tenor saxophone that had been missing from my stable: a Julius Keilwerth. I had narrowed down my search to a Toneking\u00a0or The New King from the 1950s or early 1960s. (At that time, the only difference between the 2 models was that the Toneking\u00a0had a high F# key, while The New King didn’t.) My plan was to buy one of the vintage beauties that Gerhard Keilwerth\u2014Julius’ grandson\u2014restores and sells\u00a0through his shop in Nauheim, Germany. However, just as I was going to buy one, fate intervened, and I ended up buying a local, 1-owner, Max Keilwerth\u00a0tenor<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

Almost a year to the day of my buying\u00a0this Hohner President<\/a>, I happened across a Julius Keilwerth-stencilled, Jubilee tenor. It, like the President, was a local horn advertised in Vancouver’s Craigslist, and it too was a 1-owner horn. Could luck be with me again? Yes, as a matter of fact, it could.<\/p>\n

\"Julius<\/p>\n

It has been said that the Toneking\u00a0Series III was JK’s most stencilled saxophone. I can believe it, based on the number of different names I see on the bells of these horns on eBay and the likes.<\/p>\n

However, many of the\u00a0saxes\u00a0that are for sale, look like they’ve been through the war. Not this sax. This horn was someone’s baby.<\/p>\n

Sadly the original Lucite angel wing did break at some point, but the owner made a replacement out of Plexiglas. This replacement piece is stronger and sturdier than the original ever was, and according to tech Matt Stohrer<\/a>, is also the best looking replacement he’s ever seen photos of. Despite this, my plan is to order a metal guard soon. There are a couple of different\u00a0sources for replacement guards. Besides the European source that I know of, I’ve recently been told that there is also a North American supplier of metal replacement wings.<\/p>\n

The previous owner did make some primitive mods on the horn that I undid immediately upon play-testing. Then there were also some other mods that I am going to get my tech to undo when he\u00a0restores the sax. The left thumb rest<\/a> will be restored back to its original location, and the leather strap will be removed. The strap hook sewn into the strap ring<\/a> will also be removed. And yes, I will be getting a cork on the neck<\/a>. Plumbers’ tape works well in a pinch, but in the longterm is a pain in the ass.<\/p>\n

Jubilee Tenor Sax Specs<\/h2>\n