Quality used professional, vintage,and student instruments completely set up and ready to play ................guaranteed ! (Some photos available below, others by request. click to enlarge)
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Brass Instruments
1951 Conn 44H Trombone. Voca Bell. Great compression. Lacquer is 75% intact. Bell dents burnished out. Inner slides have no wear and are in great condition. Comes with a Conn #3 MPC and a used Olds T-Bone case. A Great vintage playing horn at a reasonable price. $495 SOLD 11/10
1947 F.E.Olds (Los Angeles) Studio Trombone. Solid nickel silver bell flair, braces, tunning slide and slide crook. Dark tone, all original parts and lacquer. No dents. Dual bore slide and bell are in beautiful condition. Upper slide bore is .525 , lower slide bore is .540. Comes with a period case in fair condition. No MPC. $675. (Pics at bottom)
1957 Olds Opera Trumpet. Solid nickel silver bell ,lead pipe, and slide sleeves. Brass crooks. Large bore .466/68. I believe this one is a relacquer but the engraving to the bell is still very sharp. There is some slight wear to the valve plating but they move freely. Compression is good. Comes with a complete clean out, ports set, and new water corks. No MPC. Good solid case. Somewhat rare. $650. SOLD 2/11
1952 New York Bach Model 6 Trombone. This is all original. The cellulose based lacquer has developed a darker patina with its age. The case is in excellent condition. This instrument had just one owner. The outside upper slide had a slight bend and was removed,repaired,realigned and resoldered No dents in the bell or slide. Comes with some original paper work including "How to care for your slide" instructions. Also comes with a Mt Vernon 12C mouthpiece that would need to be replated if used. Sold on E-Bay aution 11/11 $1055
1989/90 Blessing Flugal Horn. Solid copper bell with 3rd slide trigger. This flugal sat on a shelf and was not used much. Like new condition. Monel valves are perfect. Comes with a complete clean out, ports checked and set. Case is like new also. Beatifull!!! $795. SOLD 2/11
Selmer Claude Gordon Trumpet. Selmer started production of this model in 1984. This serial number, #1044, may be from the late 80's. It is in near mint condition.Comes with a clean out, ports checked, ready to play. Not ment to be played by the timmed or shy. Very large bore at .470 Comes with original, case in near new condition, and the original Claude Gordon mouthpiece. Clear lacquer finish, nickel silver lead pipe. Very lightweight. $1200. (Pics At bottom). SOLD 3/11
Woodwind Instruments :
Saxophones
1970 King Super 20 Tenor Sax #460xxx. All new pads. 20% lacquer remaining. A great pro playing horn. The neck and bell are made of brass verses silver on the earlier models. Solid nickel silver key hinges with brass engraved key cups. No dents. Comes with a good solid case. $2195. (Pics at bottom)
1936 Conn "Lady Face" Alto Sax.Rolled tone holes. New pads and springs. Complete play condition overhaul. A used looking but very fine playing alto. $1350. (Pics at Bottom) Sold 8/11
1971 Selmer Mark V1 Tenor sax. All new pads ,corks,and springs. Dings and dents burnished out with 60% of the original lacquer in tact. Comes with original Selmer pro case. The neck has never been bent or repaired. There is no serial number on it and from all the information I have found means this sax was assembled in Paris. No serious damage such as a bent body or damaged tone holes. All tone holes were inspected and lightly refaced with diamond circular tone hole files. Plays down to low B flat and sub tones with ease. A very solid horn that will last for years to come. $4295 Free shipping within mainland USA via UPS. (Pics at bottom)
1937 Buescher Aristocrat Tenor Sax. Big, beautiful tone. Original lacquer is 99% intact. Some splotching to the bell face. All new corks, felts and JL Smith premium pads with Buescher snaps and Norton springs. The previous owner said she received this sax from her parents in 1940. Hasn't been played much in the last 60 years! The case is not original but comes from the same era. It is in decent working condition. $1895. Dark cellulose lacquer patina. (Pics at bottom)
1928 Buescher Soprano Sax. Cleaned and hand polished silver plate. All new J.L. Smith pads and corks, and, all new blue steel needle springs. Original case is in good working condition. Comes with the original Buescher mouthpiece and a Vandoren #5 mouthpiece (plastic). $1495 SOLD 12/10
Sax Mouthpieces
Selmer Jazz metal C** Alto sax with cap and ligature Like new......$225. List price is $650
Brillhardt 5* metal Level Air Alto sax with cap and ligature. Excellent condition. $95. List price is $180
Vintage Brillhart Ebolin Tenor Sax mouthpiece from Great Neck, N.Y. #5 stamped on the back table denotes an early example from the late 40's or early 50's. No damage to the bite plate, rails or chamber. The top side logo is worn away but not scratched or damaged. Serial number is 5 digits, #37947. Comes with what I believe to be the original clear plastic cap designed for an inverted ligature. Very nice, $170
Clarinets
1950's/60's Evette Schaeffer Clarinet. Same as the current Buffet E13 semi pro model clarinet. Overhauled : new cork pads, bladder style pads on the large bottom key cups. Beautiful condition. Comes with a new case and original Evette Schaeffer mouthpiece. Undercut tone holes. Serial number K4309. $1095
1962 Buffet R13. All original, no cracks. Absolutly one of most beautiful examples I've ever seen. The wood grain is deep and lush. Very open tone. All new lucien delux pads at the bottom keys combined with cork pads on the upper joint and upper half of the bottom joint. Original case and mouthpiece. New list is over $4000. $1895. SOLD 11/10
1965 Buffet R13 Clarinet. This golden era Buffet is also perfect in every way. Beautiful wood grain with a big free blowing open tone. All new Lucien Delux pads at the bottom combined with cork pads on the upper joint. The case is not original but is excellent. No mouthpiece. $1795 New retail is $4600. SOLD 11/11
Flutes
1962 Haynes Flute, open hole, low B foot, solderd tone holes. All solid silver. Just overhauled with Straubinger pads. Another example of superb craftmanship from Haynes. SOLD $4650
1905 Haynes Flute, Grenedella wood, solid silver keys to low C This flute is on indefinite hold and will be posted when completed
Miyazawa Flute. Open hole to low C. Solid silver head joint, solid nickel silver body, and keys, with silver over plate. Offset G and split E. Similar model as the Muramatsu EX flute except for the C foot. Comes with a complete Straubinger pad overhaul! Model 95SRE, serial number 36xxx. Original case. Beautiful tone. (pics at bottom) $1795. SOLD 12/11
Bassoons
1964 Moennig "Artist Speciial" bassoon with Heckel Bocal. This bassoon had just one owner and comes with all new pads and corks. Whisper key lock, high D, 23 keys, 5 rollers. Very well built solid maple wood. All original finish in excellent condition. Case looks like new and has been protected with an outside zippered cover. Comes with a # 1 Moennig bocal and a CC2 (A440 hard German silver, thick wall) Heckel bocal. The Heckel bocal provides a freeer blowing more open tone with excellent intonation.New list on a Heckel bocal is $915. Boot seat strap and accessories included. Free insured shipping within the lower 48. $2495 SOLD 2/11
Used, restored student Yamaha, Bundy, King, Conn, alto and tenor saxes from $595 and up.
Used, restored student flutes,clarinets, trumpets, piccolos, and trombones from $395 and up.
