Saxophones For Sale

Up for sale is a exquisite example of a survivor, a horn that has seen its share of action but is still a wonderful, original example of Conn craftsmanship of the 1930's. The serial number of this tenor is 260xxx, putting the date of manufacturing around 1934. This is one of the last transitional Conns that was produced, and it shares many of the same features of the famous 10M's that followed in 1935. The "Naked Lady" series starts around 263xxx, and the engraving on the bell is the very same they used on the 10M's starting in 1935. This is, in fact, one of the first "Naked Lady" tenors that had this famous engraving that lasted decades afterwards. Other notable features that his tenor shares with the 10M's is a larger octave pip on the neck, smaller alt F# key, curved high E, and pointed pivot screws to name a few. On many of these later transitional tenors, the bis Bb has been moved in a more comfortable position, much like a 10M. The bis on this particular tenor is in a better position than earlier transitional 10M's but is still far away from the B. 

  Condition-wise, this tenor was in very solid shape when I received it in my shop. After all of these years, 75% of the original lacquer is still present! I have only seen a few of these Conns that have survived with original lacquer and in fact, this is one of the first horns that Conn lacquered. There were two major areas that were damaged on this horn after years of use. The bell brace was pushed in significantly, and has since been removed, straightened and re-installed to correct the bell angle. In addition, it appears the low c cage was pushed in at one point. As a result, someone lightly filed the tone hole, which is the incorrect way to fix damage to any rolled tone hole. This is unfortunate but luckily it was the only rolled tone hole that had file damage. All of the tone holes have been leveled without using a file. In addition, all of the keys have been re-fit to the posts. All of the springs, corks and felts have been replaced. The tenor was repadded with custom leather pads and Ken Beason metal screw-in brass resonators. This particular set of beason resonators are fairly flat, which work great on these old Conns. The horn has its original pearls, which still feel great in the hands. The original neck has never been pulled down and is in very nice shape. The sound of this horn is very resonant, dark and fat, as any good vintage Conn tenor should sound. This is a fantastic playing transitional Conn tenor, definitely one of the best that I had the pleasure to overhaul. The tenor comes in an original Conn case, and shipping will be determined upon sale. Thanks for looking!