1/17/2014

Facts About Vintage Saxophones And Their Uses

By Marissa Velazquez


Quality and playability are two most important factors which determine the status of vintage saxophones. You have to bear in mind that all old saxophones do not necessarily qualify as prime instruments.

What qualifies the age of an instrument? Well, for one it is the brand which produced it and the other is the production itself. If the instrument is used by a great musician then naturally its value increases manifolds. Again, if its production was for a short duration, then it becomes hard to get and thereby its value does get increased and its popularity too increases. The playability is another issue associated with these instruments. Those instruments that were produced during 1930s and 40s had a high pitch. So these are unsuitable to be played in today's music world. These become unfit as they are not in tune with modern day musical instruments.

As these get outdated such type of musical instruments grow in demand because their antique value increases. Since these do not get produced any more, it gets difficult for a connoisseur to get one and therefore the price also increases. Many get auctioned too if these had been played by famous musicians.

How do you determine the age of these instruments. Well this is very easy. The serial number printed on the instrument will give you an idea about how old the instrument is and who was the maker of this instrument. The age of the instrument adds great value to the instrument and the buyer also gets a very good information about the history of the instrument.

Chu Berry and the Conqueror series are the most popular models of the Conn brand. This brand is also the most popular among all American brands. These were greatly appreciated by musicians its very popularity made other manufacturers to produced similar ones.

Selmer is one brand which many buyers believe to be the most popular brand to make these instruments. The instruments made by this manufacturer are quite expensive and are available online. The manufacturer is quite famous because it has been in the business for nearly 80 years.

Gus Buescher was the maker of the brand called Buescher. Though it was very much like the Conn instruments still these were quite popular because of the sound quality. And because of this it was liked by the musicians. Aristocrat and Tru-Tone were its most in demand models.

The quality musical instruments manufactured by H. N. White Company were under the brand name King. The most popular models were the King Zephyr and Super 20 models. The sound quality was very good and that was the reason it added to the popularity. Super 20 series were produced after the Zephyr series and were superior in mechanism.

These are some of the vintage saxophones that was discussed. These legendary instruments which were produced on the early part of 1900 are most sought after by the collectors and the musicians. Some of these are highly sought after while others are less known but, as far as the quality and sound are concerned these are also equally good. The instruments which were produced in mid-30s to 40s were very good in craftsmanship and sound.




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