1953 SML “Rev. D” Tenor Saxophone in “Gold Plate”

  SOLD and overhauled to the new owners specifications.  Want one for yourself?  Get in touch and tell me to find one for you.   This is a 1953 Strasser-Marigaux-Lemaire (SML) tenor saxophone, with original Perma-Gold finish, in very good physical condition.  It is scheduled for an overhaul, and the price includes this work. Ok, …

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Buffet Super Dynaction Tenor Saxophone, Almost New Condition

SOLD This is a 1972 Buffet Super Dynaction tenor saxophone in nearly original condition with the original case and warranty card- which hasn’t even been filled out yet!  The physical condition is nearly immaculate, with only a couple small scratches to show for being over 40 years old.  It still plays pretty well on its …

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Stohrer Music News: 2013

Whew, what a year.  2012 was challenging and rewarding and I learned about as much as I have in any one-year period of my entire life. On a personal level, in early 2012 my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world, a happy little chubster named August who has given me new …

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Original 1931 Conn Alto Saxophone Warranty Booklet

A complete Conn warranty booklet from 1931 from a early New Wonder II style transitional alto with art-deco engraving and raised side E key.  All photos will enlarge when clicked.           To see a Conn alto saxophone warranty booklet from 1935 (signed by the same guy!) click here.

Conn 6M “Transitional” Saxophones

This article includes (with permission) information from posts on the forum at Saxontheweb by saxophone historian/geek Paul Lindemeyer, author of Celebrating the Saxophone,  and photos and information from Brian at Getasax.com.   Both Paul and Brian are fellow Conn lovers, and this article would not have been possible without their help.  Because I have left …

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The Beauty of Saxophones: 1928 Conn F Mezzo-soprano

This is a 1928 Conn F Mezzo-soprano saxophone, freshly overhauled by me. These saxophones in the unusual key of F were introduced months before the market crash of 1928, and only a few were sold- to those rare customers who were both saxophone crazy and had disposable income during the Great Depression.  The unsold horns- …

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