marți, 14 ianuarie 2014

Facts About Vintage Saxophones And Their Uses

By Marissa Velazquez


The word vintage bears a great significance and vintage saxophones do not necessarily mean they are old. Any saxophone which has aged over the years cannot be termed as vintage. Here quality plays a very important role and also the instrument's playability.

While deciding the age of the instrument one must look into the brand and the production. He must know if it is still in production. The value of such quality instruments is greatly enhanced if it was played by a great musician or its production was for a limited period of time. That alone greatly enhances its popularity. The playability value of these instruments is of significance too. All those instruments which were produced in 1930s and 40s had a very high tone. Due to this high pitch these instruments cannot be used in today's musical scenarios as these will not gel with the instruments of modern era or orchestras.

These instruments get old and become a rarity they become high in demand and their price gets increased. As these are out of production these days it is difficult for a collector to collect one and the price also sometimes become prohibitive. If these are played by famous musicians the price become phenomenal during auctions.

It is quite easy to find the age of these instruments to decide their value. Check the serial number imprinted on the sax which alone will determine when this instrument was produced and who was the maker. This also will add historical value to the musical instrument and also enlighten the buyer about the instrument's history.

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.

Musicians believe Selmer was the most famous brand to manufacture these instruments. Even in today's market, its period instruments are in high demand and you can purchase these online though price is quite high. The maker is also equally popular and has been in the business for more than 80 years.

Gus Buescher in 1888 made an instrument which came to be known as Buescher. Though the style and mechanisms of these instruments were similar to Conn yet, these were popular for their rich sound. Many famous saxophonists opted for this make in their playing career. Tru-Tone and Aristocrat were some of the popular models.

H. N. White Company used to manufacture quality musical instruments under the name King. The king Zephyr and the Super 20 models which were manufactured by this company were quite popular because of the rich sound that these produced. Super 20 series came after Zephyr series with new and better mechanism.

Some vintage saxophones were discussed. The music lovers all over the world look for such quality instruments which were manufactured during early 1900s. Some are world famous and others are lesser known version but, as far as quality and sound are concerned these are no less and the owner can be proud of their sound and quality.




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