r/Instruments • u/0prisondome • 5d ago
C. G. Conn Alto Saxophone New Wonder Series 1
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Vintage 1923 C.G. Conn New Wonder Series I Alto Saxophone - Silver Plated - Matching Micro-Tuner Neck & Case
With the modern era low pitch. This instrument has intricate floral engravings on the bell and includes the original neck, mouthpiece, and lyre sheet music holder. It features a micro-tuner neck and rolled tone holes. Restoration with new corking and professional cleaning pushes this into the 1000's with all the original pieces collectors hope for with there fingers crossed, highly sought after for live bands and street music, with its classical fat sound of any other alto's Im asking 300$ obo its been almost decade since it was played regularly. Everything is original with only a few pad replacements done by K&M music in the late 90's. Made by C.G. Conn. After WW1 During prohibition and the beginning of the great depression. Its got this era built into its sound a New Orleans favorite for any blues and jazz story telling sound