VINTAGE CONN PAN AMERICAN ALTO SAXOPHONE - IN GOOD PLAYING
Item History & Price
THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY AUCTION. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND MY POLICIES BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID.Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!This listing is for a vintage Pan American brand alto saxophone. Pan Am was a division of C.G. Conn that made their "2nd line" instruments. The serial number is P10, xxx. I'm not sure of its age, but I would guess that it is most likely from the 1920's. Interestingly, it has the 1914 patent date on it, whi...ch does not appear on most 2nd line horns (usually those have a 1915 date). I suspect that this might have been made from left over main line parts, which got rebranded as a Pan Am when a new main line design came out. It looks like a very early New Wonder series 1 model. It has the double pad G key. There is no front F, but it does have forked Eb and a G# trill key. The tone holes are straight, and there is no micro tuner on the neck. Also, the key touches are metal, not pearl.
This horn is very worn looking, but actually in very good physical condition. The body looks straight, and the neck does not appear to have been pulled down. There are no dents or dings. Maybe just a couple super tiny nicks. No signs of past dent or solder work. The keys are all moving freely and fluidly, and rollers are turning. The lacquer is heavily worn, and the horn is quite tarnished from age. It has a cool vintage look though! The pads are in overall good condition and sealing well from top to bottom. It might need a few replaced a couple years down the line, but it's good for the time being. It plays easily throughout its range, as you can hear in the attached video below.
See the product in action.
Please note that there is no case for this sax. If you want, I do have a soft canvas gig bag available for an additional $40. Either way, the sax will be packed well, in an oversized box, with plenty of proper packing material (ie. bubble wrap or packing peanuts, not just crumpled newspaper!). I have shipped many horns this way, and have never had a problem.
There is also no mouthpiece, nor any other accessories included, except for the original brass end plug.
Please feel free to message me with any questions!
Thanks again for looking!
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This horn is very worn looking, but actually in very good physical condition. The body looks straight, and the neck does not appear to have been pulled down. There are no dents or dings. Maybe just a couple super tiny nicks. No signs of past dent or solder work. The keys are all moving freely and fluidly, and rollers are turning. The lacquer is heavily worn, and the horn is quite tarnished from age. It has a cool vintage look though! The pads are in overall good condition and sealing well from top to bottom. It might need a few replaced a couple years down the line, but it's good for the time being. It plays easily throughout its range, as you can hear in the attached video below.
See the product in action.
Please note that there is no case for this sax. If you want, I do have a soft canvas gig bag available for an additional $40. Either way, the sax will be packed well, in an oversized box, with plenty of proper packing material (ie. bubble wrap or packing peanuts, not just crumpled newspaper!). I have shipped many horns this way, and have never had a problem.
There is also no mouthpiece, nor any other accessories included, except for the original brass end plug.
Please feel free to message me with any questions!
Thanks again for looking!
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