Vintage 1934 Conn 6M Transitional Alto Saxophone - NY Neck & Lacquer
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Vintage 1934 Conn 6M Transitional Alto Saxophone - NY Neck & Original Lacquer
This auction is brought to you by people who care, for people who care.If you're looking at this item, it means that you are interested in it. Me too! I try to sell things that are special, please enjoy your visit and purchase. There are two ways to purchase merchandise from me:1. 'Buy it now or best offer'2. At open auctionItems are initially listed ...with a 'buy it now or best offer', giving you a great opportunity to negotiate directly with me and acquire fresh inventory. If the item does not sell after the first week, I will usually relist it in an open auction format, starting at $1, with no reserve. Bargain hunters may wish to compete with other buyers in this format. Please scroll down for more pictures, and good luck! This gorgeous, original lacquer Conn alto dates to 1934. The horn has had a recent overhaul, and has been gone over and play tested by Al McLean, one of the best techs around. Al made some fine tuning adjustments, and the horn plays like a dream.
Cosmetically, there are a few areas of lacquer wear, but the horn is dent free and ready to gig with. Cell phone video of the instrument being play tested at a jam session is available upon demand.
Comes with original case, which is in good condition.
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Please tune into a number of 'Jazz, Period.' installments, which feature horns from my business in the hands of great artists. Al McLean and Kevin Dean take up a number of vintage saxophones and trumpets in my ongoing video exploration of the Montreal Jazz community.
Some horns you will see and hear are a 1944 Martin Handcraft Committee trumpet, three vintage Selmer Mark VI saxes (tenor, alto and soprano), gold plated Buescher Big B alto and Besson flugelhorn, a unique full body engraved Martin C Melody, and a gorgeous Conn Artist Special cornet dating to 1940 Visit my YouTube page to view over 100 films about Jazz, many with vintage mics. Another auction from Randy Cole
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