1937 CONN 6M VIII ALTO SAXOPHONE - NECK STAMPED NAT'L -VIII / *RELIST SEE NOTE
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CONN 6M 1937 ALTO SAXOPHONE SERIAL NUMBER 2782XX - * TAKEN OFF EBAY BY MYSELF BECAUSE EVERY TIME I PLAY IT SAYS "ARE YOU MAD" LOL. HERE WE HAVE AN EARLY SERIAL VIII STAMPED 6M. THE NECK ALSO HAS THE VIII STAMP BUT IT IS PLACED BELOW THE MAIN NAT'L NECK STAMP . PERHAPS THE NAT'L NECK BECAME THE VIII NECK BY NAME CHANGE ONLY BUT IN ANY CASE IT IS RARE FOR A NECK TO HAVE BOTH MARKINGS . THE IMPORTERS ENGRAVING OF " LAFLEUR LONDON" IS ENGRAVED ON THE BELL JUST UNDER THE NAKED LADY . THIS HORN HAS NO MICRO- TUNER WHICH WAS QUITE COMMON TO MANY UK IMPORTED CONNS . THE TUNER REMOVAL WAS CARRIED OUT BY CONN AT THEIR OWN FACTORY AT THE REQUEST OF THIS UK IMPORTER . ( * AS A BIT OF TRIVIA HERE , APPARENTLY SIDNEY BECHET PURCHASED HIS FIRST EVER SOPRANO SAX FROM LAFLEURS MUSIC SHOP IN LONDON ) . CONDITION - THE SAXOPHONE IS SUPER CLEAN AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DENTS OR DINGS. AN EARLY RE- LACQUER LOOKS LIKELY ALTHOUGH THE HORN HAS KEPT ITS ORIGINAL LOOK DUE TO THE AGEING PROCESS . LACQUER LOSS AT APPROX 10/20% AND IF YOU EXAMINE THE KEY WORK IT LOOKS LIKE A HORN THAT LIKED TO BE PLAYED ( YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU PLAY THIS SAX) . ONE LOWER PILLAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SOLDERED WHICH I HAD RE-DONE TO A MUCH BETTER STANDARD (SEE PIC) . THE BUILD ON THIS HORN IS FIRST CLASS AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON THIS SAX IS ALSO EXCEPTIONAL.
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