How many horns do you own? Poll [Archive]

Mike W

02-04-2003, 03:05 AM

Four tenors (13 mouthpieces), two sopranos(6 mouthpieces), one alto (two mouthpieces), two harmonicas, two recorders, a weird wooden flute, a digeridoo (more planned for construction:twisted: ). Plans to add as soon as my wife lets me: bari sax, bass sax, another alto, a keyboard, an electric base, and, heaven forbid, maybe a trumpet. In the past I had a couple of clarinets and a trumpet (loaned and never returned) but gave up on the torture stick a few years ago--but you never know, maybe later...

2thmechanic

02-04-2003, 05:21 AM

3 Altos, 1 C Melody, 1 Tenor, 1 Bari. My wife owns an upright string base. Had to buy a minivan to carry it all. When I get close to outgrowing the minivan, I'm going to go take GAS theropy

pknight

02-04-2003, 04:19 PM

Family count:

1 soprano, 1 tenor, 3 altos, 3 Bb clarinets, 1 flute, and 1 "authentic instrument," as Prof. Peter Schickele calls electronic keyboards.

Coming soon (or not so soon) Bass clarinet, Bari sax, piano.

Selling soon: One or more of the altos, depending on how long I can resist the new Yamaha prices.

sadsax

02-04-2003, 06:29 PM

One alto sax. I,ve got a case of GAS real bad though. Every time I go to the local music store to buy reeds, I get the shakes and cold sweats. I conduct my purchase as quick as possible and exit or run from the store. The temptation to spend is just to great. That's why I avoid music stores like the plauge. Out of sight, out of mind. Someday I'm afraid I'll crack and buy that bari at Sam Ash. I dream about it, oh how it shines. That bari talks to me you know. Its calling my name right now. I got to take a pill and lay down now. Catch ya later. :shock:

Bob M

02-04-2003, 07:13 PM

Two tenors and 1 Alto

kornflakes

02-05-2003, 01:37 AM

I have 1 sax, a yamaha 62 alto, but i also have 2 trombones, an Olds single French horn, a nice Alhambra spanish guitar, a fife, bodhran and an old fiddle circa 1860. I do not own a set of bagpipes. :lol:

Jack W.

02-05-2003, 05:57 AM

1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 Bb clarinets (4 mpcs), 1 soprano sax (2 mpcs), 2 alto saxes (5 mpcs), 1 tenor sax (1 mpc). That makes 9 horns, unless you include 2 Irish flutes, 1 alto recorder, and 1 electric bass (not exactly a "horn"). By that reckoning my count is 13.

Saxmania

02-05-2003, 05:57 AM

When the time is right I'll use these results to justify to my wife that everyone owns more than 1 sax. :) I am a member of the lone sax bunch. :cry:

Steve P

02-05-2003, 06:04 AM

Lets see...
2 tenors, 2 altos (32 mouthpieces), 1 soprano, 1 clarinet, a grand piano (6ft), 3 guitars, and a 'bamboo sax'

Soon to come: Sopranino, Baritone, Bass

Steve P

Lusaut

02-05-2003, 09:23 AM

Here it comes: ss, as, ts, cl, 4 baroque recorders (2 s,a,t), several tinwhistles, 2 low whistles, 1 quena, 1 bombarde, 1 gaita (+ a new one being built), 1 acc. guitar, 3 electr. guitars and a lot of small or very simple instruments like wooden flutes and fifes, ocarinas, percussion stuff,...
If I would start a wishlist.... :shock:

SteveY

02-05-2003, 12:14 PM

One alto and two tenors.

James992

02-07-2003, 10:44 AM

Two Tenors, Yanagisawa 992 and a Selmer Series 111

stitch

02-07-2003, 03:58 PM

Two tenors: Hawkes & Son, Couesnon
Martin Handcraft alto
Buescher C-melody

got my eye on a TT soprano...

Gandar

02-07-2003, 04:22 PM

I have YTS-62 -tenori and Amati soprano. I WOULD sell the soprano if I could afford some other soprano, but I dont have enough usable money (17 years old student, where to get money?) . I would want Bass or Bari too, I love lower saxes, but they cost too much too...

02-28-2003, 10:33 PM

5 mark 6s .3 tenors 103***,155*** and 214*** 2 altos 89*** and 219*** . looking for more but i dont know why , i know its rediculous but what the heck. i love them!

Andrew

03-01-2003, 08:31 AM

3 Altos
1 Tenor
2 Sopranos

knighttrain

03-02-2003, 01:13 AM

1 Soprano - Vintage King ('26)
2 Altos - Buescher Aristocrat 200 & a Kohlert
1 C-Melody - Conn New Wonder ('23)
1 Tenor - Alexandre Professional
1 Bari - Orsi
1 Bb Clarinet - Noblet
1 Flute - Selmer Signet Special
1 Trumpet - Olds Ambassador
5 Harmonicas

03-05-2003, 02:30 AM

Two Altos
Selmer Mark VI ser 233xxx
Selmer Modele 28 ser 70xx

...and my dads nameless (only says made in France with a 4 digit serial number) wood/sterling silver clarinet that's at least 50 years old.

dingfelder

03-05-2003, 02:38 AM

1 plastic Bb Clarinet
1 wood Bb Clarinet
1 Wurlitzer (Buescher) Silver C-Melody Sax
1 York Master Tenor Sax
1 King Zephyr II Bari Sax
1 generic japanese bass guitar & amp
1 Yamaha Clavinova (Digital Piano)

john

03-05-2003, 04:10 AM

1 alto- 1972 superdynaction
7 tenors- Selmer M7 (245K), Buffet superdynaction, SX90, straight SX90R, Yana T991, Couf Superba 1, Buescher 400 (TH&C)
3 Bari's- SX90, Yana B991, The Martin

I know I need more altos.

GAS. No cure, only remissions. Thankfully temporary.

john

03-05-2003, 01:26 PM

Oops! Miscount.

I forgot 2 tenors (make that 9 total)- a Couesnon Monopole and an early (with wire keyguards) Conn 16M.

I gotta get a bigger house.

john

Dave

03-06-2003, 04:54 PM

Not as many as I would like but these will do.

1 alto King Cleveland, my 1st sax, student model

1 tenor 1923 Conn that a bought from a friend that used it as a piece of furniture.

1 soprano Yana... elmona pro model that friend at church bought after he was inspired by Kenny G but found that he could not play it. He lets me use until he wants it back. He doesn't play at all any more. I have been blessed. :D

Randall

03-07-2003, 10:08 AM

I am very ill....26 in total.

Soprano- SX90II Black

Alto-Selmer Balanced action, Low A, Millenium, 2 padless; JK straight satin silver and gold, Cannonball copper plated 98, Martin typwriter, SML Coleman Hawkins Special silver plate, Guardala BN400.

C-Mel- Conn New Wonder, Chu Berry and a Martin. All in silver plate.

Tenor-Selmer Ref 54, Guardala Earthtone, Guardala NYC series black nickle plated, JKSX90R sterling bell and neck, JKSX90R straight in satin silver, SML Coleman Hawkins Special silver plate, Conn 10 M underslung neck, Buescher 400 THC in satin silver and gold, Mint satin silver Geo M Bundy from the 20's (think Chu Berry).

Bari-JK SX90 black

Bass- Couf Superba in silver and laq.

electronic- Yamaha WX7

Randall

03-07-2003, 10:09 AM

Randall

03-07-2003, 10:56 AM

:!: How'd that happen :?: :!:

Andrew

03-07-2003, 04:50 PM

Wow...that's quite the collection you've got there...I doubt I'd have that many horns ever.

Bill Mecca

03-07-2003, 06:23 PM

One playable tenor, buffet SDA
one Martin Indiana tenor hanging on the wall in need of a few parts (8 tenor mpcs)
one bundy alto, in need of repad.

paulwl

03-07-2003, 06:47 PM

:D HA! I love this. I get to come clean with a public confession, then it's wiped from the board forever! I get to have my GAS and burp too. Ahhhh...

Gandalfe

03-08-2003, 04:18 AM

Soprano Sax:
Yanagisawa SC901 (2002) – 247xxx w/Selmer Super Session J and Selmer Jazz E mouthpieces.

Alto Sax:

Yamaha Custom 82Z (2003) - 010xxx:

- Selmer Metal with an E facing

- Otto Link Tone Edge 6 with an Vandoran Lig

H. Couf Superba I (1980) – 81xxx w/ H Couf rubber *8

Conn C Melody – c_99xxx_l, w/mouthpiece and lig

Tenor Sax:
Buffet Crampon A Paris (1964) – Super DynAction (SDA) 11xxx:

- Brilhart silver metal mouthpiece, *7, with a Vandoren V-16 Paris Lig

- Penzel-Mueller, New York rubber mouthpiece with runyon dark lig

Baritone Sax:
Yanagisawa 990 (1996) gold lacquer, 0021xxxx

- Otto Link Super Tone Master *6 mouthpiece, lig, and cap (metal, gold in color)

- Yanagisawa *5 mouthpiece, lig, and cap

Morry

03-08-2003, 05:55 AM

So much for the starving musician myth...some of you guys have equipment worth more than the GNP of some small countries. I have a severe case of sax envy.

My pathetic little list:

Musica (Taiwanese) black nickel curved soprano
Yamaha YAS 61 Alto
Yamaha YTS 61 Tenor
Yamaha YTS 875B black lacquer tenor (on its way from WWBW)

Wish list:

Yani SC992 bronze curved soprano (when they are released)
Yani B901 bari (or quality vintage)

Geez, I'm as bad as the rest of you. I just rid of the classic car collecting bug, and now I'm replacing it with saxes. :? :USA:

Roger Aldridge

03-08-2003, 02:16 PM

Four horns: 1929 Buescher alto (246xxx), 1928 Buescher soprano (238xxx), 1919 Conn curved neck c-melody (55xxx), and a new Patricola C clarinet. At some point I'll probably get a Patricola Bb clarinet. But, for now I'm getting plenty of use out of the C and it has a tonal quality that I really like.

Sure! From time to time I think about getting other horns. Especially when I see a particular Buescher at vintagesax.com that results in drool falling all over the computer keyboard. :lol: However, an approach that works for me is to get a horn of the make and a general serial number range that gets my foot in the door and then send the horn to Steve Goodson. I've found that when I get the horn back from Steve it plays at a whole new level and I'm entirely happy with it. Thus, I haven't found it necessary to get a bunch of horns or search for a horn with just the right serial number.

Anonymous

03-08-2003, 05:18 PM

My general rule of thumbs is...one horn for each available mouth!

If, and when, you learn ALL there is to know about those, step up to two per mouth!

ted

03-12-2003, 11:24 PM

4 tenors
5 altos
1 soprano
1 bari
6 clarinets
1 bass cl
3 flutes

Help!!!!!

--- who wants to buy some horns????

Squeaker

03-13-2003, 08:27 PM

1 Plastic Clarinet
1 Wood Clarinet - Buffet R13
1 Bass Clarinet - LebLanc
1 Flute - Student
1 Flute - Emerson Pro Model
1 Piccolo
1 Tenor Saxophone - Selmer SerieIII
1 Alto Saxophone

Too many mouthpieces to count!

Oh, and a cello, but that's not a horn. :wink:

OnyxSax

03-15-2003, 01:59 AM

Three tenors: Selmer Mark VI, Conn Chu, Conn 10M

Three sopranos: Conn Curved, Conn Straight and a WW&BW

One Bari: Conn Chu

One Alto: Transitional (pre Super Dynaction) Buffet

One C Mel: Buescher Tru Tone

03-16-2003, 01:10 AM

2 altos (a Mark VI and a Martin).
1 Bb soprano clarinet (Selmer Signet).
1 flute (Armstrong).
2 soprano recorders.
1 alto recorder.
1 dulcimer.

frankbiff

03-16-2003, 03:03 AM

2 Altos - 1929 Beuscher and 1929 Conn

2 Tenors, MK VI and a Blessing made by Martin about. 1930's

1 Sop, 1926 straight Conn

1 C melody, 1919 Wurlitzer made by Conn

2 Clarinets - a Selmer Bundy and a Conn.

1 Ocarina

I NEED a baritone. :wink:

CONN-hunter

03-17-2003, 09:06 AM

1 CONN Chu Berry Tenor ser: 64 0xx
1 CONN 10 M Tenor Ser. 957 xxx Straight Tone roles, Underslug Oct key
1 Keilwerth Alto SX90R Roled tone roles, Gold Nickel
2 CONN´s C-Melody one ser. 77xxx, and 144 xxx

:D

MusicMan

03-18-2003, 03:08 PM

1 soprano - EM Winston curved
2 altos - both Buescher Aristocrats, Big B and just post Big B
2 c-mels - Buescher True Tone, Holton Rudy Weidoft
1 tenor - Buescher Aristocrat, just pre-Selmer
2 baris - Buescher Big B, Selmer Series II
4 Bb sop. clarinets (Selmer, Conn, Buffet, and a no-name Albert system)
1 C metal clarinet
1 Buffet bass clarinet

don't ask me to list all the MP's...

Joseph Boucher

03-21-2003, 07:52 PM

I,m not a pro so I own only one sax.

super20dan

03-23-2003, 02:57 AM

2 curved sops, 2 straight sops,1c-sop, 15 altos, 6 tenors 3 baris , 4 eb clarinets ,1 c clarinet,10 Bb clarinets,1 alto cl,1 bass cl , :oops:

Helen

03-26-2003, 10:40 PM

It is a sickness. But I can see from the list that I'm not nearly as sick as many of you out there... :wink:

2 sopranos - 1 curved; 1 straight
1 alto (soon to be 2 as I reclaim a vintage decoration from my living room wall.
2 tenors
1 c melody
1 baritone
1 bass

Joseph Boucher

03-29-2003, 02:30 AM

Well, I see that some people came clean and listed 'all' their horns and mouthpieces. So I'll come clean too.One Selmer 80SAII Eb Alto Saxophone with (HR) Otto Link #6 mouthpiece. One York Bb Trumpet with Bach 3C mouthpiece. Mouthpieces: One each, Vandoren Java A35 (HR), Vandoren Jumbo Java A95 (HR), Meyer #6 (HR), JD Hite Premire(plastic), Brilhart Ebolin #3* (plastic), Brilhart Ebolin #5 (plastic), Selmer S-80 C* (HR), Bundy #4 (HR), Otto Link #5 (HR), Dukoff #6D Silverite (metal), Selmer 7C trumpet mouthpiece. That's the entire inventory as it stands right now. Who knows about next week? Joe.

-j.

03-30-2003, 12:04 AM

- Lutie (1949 Conn 10M relaq w/ Wannefied Vandoren Java)
- Tempest (2000 Reference 54, w/ Wannefied hr Berg)
- Funmi (2000 Selmer SA 80 II soprano w/ Selmer SS)
- Noodles (1980 Mark VII alto w/ Vandoren V16)

Bigamy makes sax more fun. Although now that I've seen how some of you keep veritable harems, I wanna get married again!!!

-j.

mostly alto guy

03-30-2003, 05:39 AM

Soprano: Amati Classic, Selmer Serie III silverplate

Tenor: Buffet Dynaction, SX90R clear nickelplate

Alto: Selmer Signet, Buffet Dynaction, Buffet S1, Buffet S3 Prestige, SX90R Anniversary

Clarinets: Jupiter Bb, Selmer Eb, B&H 926 Imperial pair (Bb and A)

Inbound: Buescher Big B alto, Muramatzu flute, pair of tin whistles

GAS? I prefer to think of it as an investment strategy.

Saxman71

04-02-2003, 03:22 PM

1 ALTO
1 TENOR
1 CLARINET
1 KEYBOARD
1 DIGGERIDOO

I absolutely want a Bari... the vibes make the soles of my feet tickle!!
I can do without the tenor and clarinet and will trade for a quality alto very soon.

Joseph Boucher

04-03-2003, 05:19 AM

I just bought a Selmer 54 SA80II Tenor Sax. Now I have two saxes and a York Bb Trumpet. My alto is a Selmer SA80III. Joe.

Docax

04-03-2003, 06:59 AM

Soprano: Yani sc901, Conn Silver/straight 209xxx (1928)
Alto: Mark VII 262xxx
Tenor: King Zephyr 406xxx, JK SX90R NS, Couf Superba II

and a Yammy WX5 windsynth

...and this thread has me ending the I have too many saxes thoughts pretty quick!

Saxy Man

04-08-2003, 10:38 PM

1 super beginner generic (I think) - Alto
1 Black-laquered Jean Baptiste- Alto

shmuelyosef

04-22-2003, 06:45 AM

Soprano - Selmer SA80
Alto - Conn 'Chu', Buescher 'Big B' Aristocrat, King Zephyr (WWII), Cannonball Big Bell
Tenor - Selmer SA80, King Zephyr (silver neck), Conn New Wonder, Cannonball Big Bell, Conn 10M
Baritone - King Zephyr (WWII), soon...King Tempo (keilwerth stencil)
Flute - Yamaha student, Gemeinhart 3SB
Clarinet - Buffet E11, Buffet R13
Pianos - 3 88's, 1 73, 2 61s
Full size concert accordion
Guitars - 1 electric, two acoustic
drum set in the studio, congas, hand percussion

My teenage kids play this stuff too!!

Hope this makes some of you not feel too excessive, but it is the result of 40 years of collecting

CluelessEPA

05-08-2003, 01:59 AM

Tenor: Conn New Wonder
C-Mel: King 1924 vintage silver
Trombone
clarinet

and just to get you BANJO BASHERS going:
two 5-strings

saxusa

05-08-2003, 04:28 AM

I have two Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxes. 8)

Lyle

05-08-2003, 04:39 PM

WOW!

You guys must be RICH. :lol:

Bootman

05-08-2003, 11:25 PM

Rule 1.......No Banjo's.
Rule 2.......see rule 1!

:roll: :lol: :wink:

saxusa

05-09-2003, 03:13 AM

Lyle, Not really. In this business it's feast or famine. You got to have at least two good saxes you can count on. One is the twin back-up for the other. If one is in the shop the other keeps me rolling. 8)

Lyle

05-09-2003, 04:41 PM

saxusa

I was just being a smart *****. :)

I am a sax beinner, and yet, I have a Vito Tenor, a Yamaha Custom 875 silver. One Bb clarinet, a keyboard, and elec. gitar. I would like to have an alto and bass sax but I know the days are too short. If I stayed on only one instrument I might become proficient.

Enjoy your horns.

Hey, maybe I'll get a banjo. :lol:

bari_sax_diva

05-09-2003, 05:04 PM

Not too bad here... lessee...

Yamaha 62 baritone (the main axe)
Yamaha Custom tenor (probably my next favorite axe)
Conn 10M tenor
Yamaha Custom alto
E.M. Winston Soprano (best $475 I ever spent for a horn I can actually gig with!)
Selmer bass clarinet
Selmer series 9 Bb clarinet
Ancient silver Pedler clarinet (and it actually plays pretty well)
King C foot flute
Yamaha four-string bass
Acme siren whistle (okay, I admit... THIS is really my favorite axe)
Set of LP bongos with missing heads (the dog ate them--no joke!)
Roland keyboard

Yep, that's enough!

saxusa

05-09-2003, 05:11 PM

LYLE, There is nothing wrong with being a smart *****. It's the dumb a$$e$ that you have to watch out for. 8)

Jazzophone

05-09-2003, 11:05 PM

Wow. More than twenty horns? You could probably buy a small mansion with all that $. (Better spent on horns, though, of course.) My list -

Yamaha 52 tenor sax
Yamaha 225S flute
Electric keyboard (actually more my sister's than mine, but I use it at least as much as she does ... and come to think of it, that's a Yamaha production too)

I'd LOVE a bari sax and a nicer flute (perhaps open-hole -- since I've been studying for eight years! -- but braces seem to prevent a lot of flute fun), and maybe a soprano in the future.

Hey, I'm in ninth grade, give me a break. 8)

bari_sax_diva

05-10-2003, 12:41 AM

Don't sweat it, Jazzophone--you're well on your way! :twisted:

-Leanne

dvanaken

05-17-2003, 07:24 PM

Alright, I might as well jump in here:

1969 MKVI Alto (since new!)
1970-ish MKVI Tenor and Bari
Winston Soprano
(dare I admit it...) 1922 Straight neck Conn C Melody :)
Gemeinhart flute

Other saxes and clarinets in various conditions.

Plus.... Fender Jazz bass, Martin acoustic bass. Lost track of mouthpieces long ago.

hornstar

05-21-2003, 03:19 PM

2 SBA tenors (primary/backup, same rationale as saxusa)
1 SBA alto
1 SBA bari
1 Conn curved soprano, c. 1909
1 Superba I tenor
1 Buffet Crampon alto

I'll probably be buying a saxello soon

saxshooter

05-22-2003, 12:09 AM

- 1973 Mark VI Soprano
- SC901 Yanagisawa Curved Soprano
- 1967 Mark VI Alto
- A880 Yanagisawa Alto
- Ref 54 Tenor
- The Martin Tenor

- Akai EWI 1000

- 1977 Fender Jazz Bass
- Jaco Pastorius Re-issue Bass (Fretted)

bigsaxy

06-02-2003, 01:47 AM

You guys are too much!! here's my short list

Conn alto
YTS-61
King Super 20 Bari
King trumpet
box full of harmonicas

Guitars:
1-fat Tele
1-double fat Strat w/floyd rose
1-Acoustic-electric thin body "showmaster"
1-Peavey Cirrus 5 string bass
1-lefty fender jazz bass, bought for daughter, but she's a singer

ps. my house burned down last year, my alto & tenor were in my wife's car, :D sadly, the bari wasn't :cry: ~$900 worth of rebuild plus a new case. definately worth the expense. It sure is easy to collect a lot of stuff in a short period of time. I lost more amps & equipment too, but I gotta feed my other needs, too. (H-D junky as well). Always looking for a good deal to increase the collection. Oh yea, I've never bought an alto, & have had 4 or 5.

michaelbaird

06-03-2003, 08:06 AM

1923 TruTone Soprano
Selmer Mark VII alto; Kohlert 57 alto
1974 Mark VI tenor since new. What an incredible horn. I'll be burried with it.
Kohlert Deluxe tenor freshly repadded with domed metal resonators (my beater horn).
3 Buescher C melodies (2 with front F keys and roller G# keys)
Buescher 400 Baritone. I love the tone. It barks like a dog!
Gemienhardt flute & piccolo
Loree' oboe. It has a very good tone when I make a good reed!
Carbart Bassoon. (Loree's intemediate line probably a stencil). I'm not a great player-yet! I use a Runyon bassoon mpc and also bassoon reeds.
Leblanc Symphony clarinet. Boosey & Hawkes Edgware Clarinet.
Kohlert Bass clarinet. What a delightful instrument. I dearly love it.
Selmer Paris alto clarinet; Kohlert alto clarinet
Adler tenor and alto recorders, a Hohner soprano recorder; a tin wistle
Mauii xaphoon. Don't waste your time with it. Mine was a gift; get a chalumeaux instead: www.larkinthemorning.com
Buescher Aristrocrat Cornet
I would love to own a Kohlert bari sax, a Buescher 400 tenor, a Loree' english horn (cost prohibitive at this point), and an alto flute.

woodwindmaster06

06-21-2003, 01:50 AM

I own a Tenor Ref54, a Selmer signet Clarinet, and I rent bass,contra, alto clarinets, and bari sax, and rent bassoon.

popsax

06-21-2003, 06:26 AM

One Bruescher BU3 straight soprano sax. Two alto saxes, a Conn Shooting Star and a E. K. Blessing(USA).

jonaskullhammar

06-23-2003, 01:45 AM

I own:

Sopraninos: Yanagisawa Sopranino, Kalison curved sopranino´
Sopranos:Yamaha 62-r, Selmer Mark VI, Buescher Tipped Bell, King Saxello, Conn C-Soprano
Conn F-Mezzo Soprano
Altos: 2 Selmer Mark VI Altos (55,59) Selmer Super Balanced Action (52), King Super 20 (53), Grafton Acrylic
Conn C-Melody
Tenors: 3 Selmer Mark VI (56,57,59) Selmer Balanced Action (50), Grassi (not playable)
Baritone: Selmer Mark VI (55)
Bass: Evette Schaeffer (around 1920 i would guess)

hannibal

06-24-2003, 01:00 PM

Recently gutted my 'mini-colection'. I now own one old rickety bari sax. I can't say that I'm 100% contented, but I won't buy another horn until I can play the one I got. There's enough for me to practice on that one horn to keep me busy for several lifetimes.

But to each their own. Or in some of your circumstances, your own several dozen!

Tootles

07-03-2003, 09:34 PM

Of my personal Saxes, and not including my other half:
Soprano: Unison
Alto: Vito
C: Buescher True Tone
Tenor: Roxy
Bari: Buescher True Tone

My other half's are:
Alto: American Triumph ART by F.A. Buescher
"C": Wurlitzer

Eventually, my alto and Soprano will change, but need money first.

M Exner

07-04-2003, 04:54 AM

2 - sopranos YSS-875 and SC-901
2 - altos YAS-62 and YAS-82Z

ehopper1

07-16-2003, 10:23 AM

Soprano: Yanagisawa Elimona
Alto: King Super 20
Tenor: King Super 20
Baritone: Keilwerth Toneking

Howlin

07-21-2003, 08:15 AM

My current quiver includes:
Tenor - Selmer VI 58 silver
SML 57 Gold Medal Mk1 (another great sound!)
Alto - Selmer SBA 49 - most characterful of my Selmer sounds
Selmer VI 69
Grafton - needs restore
Soprano - Selmer Mk VI 72!
Wishlist Solid silver Yani curved sop
Mk VI or similar quality bari

Randall

07-21-2003, 09:06 AM

Amendments and updates: down to 25....
Soprano- SX90II Black

Selmer Low A, Millenium, 2 padless; JK straight satin silver and gold, Cannonball pink gold plated 98, Martin typwriter, SML Coleman Hawkins Special silver plate, Guardala BN400, Grafton with customized key guard.

C-Mel- Conn New Wonder, Chu Berry and a Martin. All in silver plate.

Tenor-Selmer Ref 54,Guardala NYC series black nickle plated, JKSX90R sterling bell and neck, JKSX90R straight in satin silver, SML Coleman Hawkins Special silver plate, Conn 10 M underslung neck, Buescher 400 THC in satin silver and gold, Mint satin silver Geo M Bundy from the 20's (think Chu Berry).

Bari-JK SX90R in satin silver, engraved all over (coming soon), Selmer SBA to Low Bb, satin silver, engraved so much it will make you puke :dazed: (coming in about 6 months)

Bass- Couf Superba in silver and laq.

electronic- Yamaha WX7

Randall

07-21-2003, 09:07 AM

Hajime Ichikawa

07-26-2003, 11:24 AM

Total of twelve horns

Two sopranos Selmer and curved Buescher

Two altos Conn 6M and ChuBerry

Six tenors Selmers (SBA, Mark IV, Mark VII), Conn (10M, New Wonder), JKW SX90R

Two Baris Bueshcer (400 and previous model)

MarkSeven

07-28-2003, 10:19 PM

I own three, Alto,Tenor,and Bari.

sattva

08-01-2003, 07:33 PM

1 Selmer MK6 tenor, silver-plated, 1969, from new.

1 Yanagisawa SC901 Soprano, 2000.

Some of you guys have far too many horns :dazed:

Billy The Fish

08-07-2003, 07:31 AM

:shock:

I only have three myself:

Selmer Reference 54 (Tenor of course - I pity you poor alto users, but not long to wait now :wink: )
Yamaha YTS-275 Tenor
Yamaha YAS-275 Alto

My excuse for such a poor selection is that I have only been at this saxophone lark for 6 months :P . I do have more guitars and keyboards/pianos than I have room for though - my music room looks like a music shop.

Anyway, I may add to the list today - I fancy popping out and getting myself a sop :D

Billy The Fish

Tharruff

08-07-2003, 11:54 AM

Lets see...for Saxophones I have...

2 Sopranos...

Buffet / Evette (straight)
King (straight)

3 C-Melodys

Conn Wonder (straight neck)
Harwood Professional (Buescher stencil)
Lyon & Healy American Professional (Buescher stencil)

7 Altos...

Selmer Modele 22
Selmer Cigar Cutter
Selmer Mark VI
Buescher Tru Tone (silver plate)
Buescher Tru Tone (gold plate)
William Frank (Martin stencil)
King Zephyr

1 Tenor

Selmer Balanced Action

(looks like I need a few more Tenors to balance things out a bit !!!)

Tenorsaxer

08-12-2003, 04:23 PM

Yamaha YTS-52
Buescher Aristocrat
Jupiter Clarinet

In a year or so I will have a reference 36 as well.

Billy The Fish

08-12-2003, 04:27 PM

Make it 4 now, as I just picked up my sop. One more and apparently I fall into the "abnormal" category (given that the norm is 2-4 judging from the poll so far) :shock:

Mind you, the 12% with 9 or more are the real freaks :P

Billy The Almost Abnormal Fish (And A Freak Wannabee)

Balders

08-22-2003, 11:22 AM

3 and a half here...

Yanagisawa A991B (for black) Alto

Elkhart Series II tenor (cheap but pretty good with a decent mouthpiece)

Just bought LA Sax Soprano

and the half is a YBS32 Yamaha baritone, that is in my custody but was bought by someone else for me to play, if that makes any sense atall.

wthalliii

08-25-2003, 05:04 PM

sop: SA 80 III
alto: SA 80 I
tenor: Aristocrat
c mel: Conn S/N
bari: Vito (Yani)
clar: Selmer Series 9*
WX5 / VL-70m
flute: Armstrong
baritone horn: King

And the crazy thing is that I'm not a pro. I play mainly in church. :roll:

michaelbaird

08-27-2003, 11:11 PM

Tharruff: Who needs more tenors when they have a balanced action?

Dr G

08-27-2003, 11:28 PM

SBA

:borg:

Tharruff

08-29-2003, 07:14 PM

michaelbaird

I don't NEED any more but I sure would LIKE to have others to play and compare...

Subtone Sam

08-29-2003, 10:30 PM

Geez,some of you guys must have good dayjobs;I play for living so I own only 3,all JK: SX90R and "POnzol" tenor,Couf bari.Flute is T.James with a Aussie headjoint.

TheChristianSax

09-03-2003, 06:32 PM

Looks like some of us need to form a support group and talk about some issues!!!! :lol: I need to get a better job so I can have 25 horns.

1 Winston Soprano 350GL(yeah, I know, but it was all I could afford!)
1 Jupiter Alto 767(id., but I am saving for a new alto)
1 Selmer USA Tenor 162 (actually a really good horn IMHO)
1 cat
1 dog
2 kids (maybe I could sell them and..... No, perish that thought!!!)
1 wife who would kill me if I had 25 horns!!

Take care all.

Sincerely,

Matt

Azuka

09-04-2003, 12:21 PM

I get asked this occasionally by my wife, son and others. Bottom line is that I don't know!

My best guess is about 40 saxes, 40 clarinets, 3 trombones, 2 oboes, 1 trumpet, 2 cornets.

Last time I counted my mouthpieces it was well over 100 and I think it has gotten worse.

Do I play them all? No, of course not! I started out with my brother's old junky Buescher Aristocrat (NOT vintage.... the later junky ones). Then when it started holding me back, I got a decent Vito 3176, which is now long gone. I fell into a wonderful deal at a pawn shop about 7 years ago. A badly buffed and relacquered Mark VI for $450. I sold it in two weeks for only $1800. Then I found a nice Noblet clarinet at another pawn shop for $100 and sold it for $330. Then a C melody that I "repadded" as a first ever project. I actually got the thing to play although it required an enormous amount of breath. Probably had a ton of leaks.

Eventually, I found that there seems to be a constant supply of good deals on vintage saxes and clarinets and a few other odd items which can be turned around for a decent profit. The biggest thing holding me back is time of course. Family obligations, paying the bills, cleaning house, taking kids to the doctor all eat into my time and sometimes my turnaround is VERY slow.

My relatively huge inventory, is fully financed in cash made by profits of earlier sold instruments. If I sold everything right now as is, I'm certain I could easily pay off our mortgage and have plenty left over.

If you have trouble convincing your loved one that buying another sax is a bad idea, first, find a deal on which you CAN'T lose money. Buy it and resell it and mention the profit to your partner. Do it again. After awhile, they get rather oblivious to how many instruments you have.

My wife knows I have LOTS. She also knows that I get a good return on the money, overall. As a result, she ignores the whole thing. I don't even talk about the details with her...... Recently, I made a great deal with a guy. Bought 5 Selmers, a Mark VI tenor, 3 Superaction 80 tenors, and a SA80 Bari. I spent $6000, but didn't even mention the $ with her. It's my job to find great deals and pay the bills. If she wanted to talk about the $ with me I'd be happy to. After all, we're both CPA's.

danm

09-14-2003, 02:25 PM

Well lets see here
1. Olds Bari
2. MK VI silver tenor
3. Chu Tenor
4. MK VII silver alto
5. Chu silver alto
6. Prestini soprano
Thats all the saxes there are also a Yamaha piano, 3 bass guitars, two electric guitars, 2 flutes, and believe it or not I play most of these instruments all the time. javascript:emoticon(':lol:')

Draconistarum

02-20-2004, 04:35 AM

Alright, here it goes.

1 Contra-Alto clarinet. The band director is crazy if he thinks I'm giving it back.
1 Conn Alto - Gift
1 Vito Bb clarinet - Gift
1 Accordion - Heirloom
1 Squier Bullet - Bought
1 Harmonica - Dunno.

I need some more money.

acadiansax

02-21-2004, 04:44 AM

???

michaelbaird

02-21-2004, 05:43 AM

I can only play one horn at a time. I just like different sounds. I started playing other instruments in my early teens. I like to have an instrument available for each sound I hear. I keep them all on stands and play along with whatever I hear. It is great fun, good ear training and an expensive hobby. Some people hunt, play sports etc. I play horns and tinker with old convertible cars. I play my VI tenor the most and would pick it if I had to play just one. Mark VIIs are good horns. I like my VII alto. I could liquidate my collection if I needed the money as well, but I would probably go into a major depression. I will have a full set of trutones in my lifetime!

kornflakes

02-21-2004, 09:23 AM

I own loads of instruments but the only ones i play and hence play well are my alto sax, tenor trombone and classical guitar.

jvsax

02-23-2004, 02:13 AM

YIPES!!! you folks sure own a lot of horns! I don't feel that guilty anymore.

MK VI soprano
MK VII alto
MK VI tenor
Emerson piccolo
Emerson C flute
Emerson bass flute
R13 Bb clarinet
LeBlanc bass clarinet
WX-7 w/ VL-70M, JV-1010, TX-81Z

...and a useful assortment of keyboards, drums, guitar, and studio gear. And people think the horn player doesn't have to lug much gear!

Dr_sax

02-23-2004, 10:02 AM

Just one of each. :wink:
1 tenor, 1 alto, 1 soprano, 1 c flute, 1 alto flute, 1 bass flute and , hey, 2 WX-7´s with Yamaha VL1m, Nord micro modular, Oberheim matrix 1000, Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler 8)

axeman

03-07-2004, 08:56 AM

I have a cheap soprano, cheap alto and a conn tenor. I just ordered a Milwaukee saxello (waiting for it to come in)

turner47

03-07-2004, 04:51 PM

It looks like 15.

STOP the press! 19! (I'm editing this from University of Michigan Hospital, GAS Wing. No ehternet! No eBay! Life is not worth li..hold it.. there's the want ads! Medic!! Bring me a phone, or at least a stamp!)

This has gotten way out of hand. I'm apparently woodwind retentive.

Alto:
Mark VII
Couf Superba I
Selmer Super/ Martin (See thread)
King New Voll True
King Cleveland 613
Pan American (Conn)
Buescher "Elkhart" 20a (Dent practice)
two Bundy Specials
Buescher True Tone
Dolnet

Tenor:
Couf Superba I
Vito
Conn early 60s (MexiConn, I think)
Hohner President (Keilwerth) SOLD
King Tempo (Keilwerth) (See thread re: Couf tenor)
Bundy (Conn)

Baritone:
Vito (Yanni)
King Zephyr SOLD

Lownote

03-10-2004, 05:37 PM

ONE.

ZenBen

03-23-2004, 06:25 PM

soprano - curved yani
alto - selmer sba
tenor - selmer sba
bari - The Martin
flute - gemeinhardt
clarinet - selmer series 9
EWI

SuperDave

06-01-2005, 02:56 AM

1 conn soprano silverplate
1 yas-62 silverplate
1 Guardala tenor silverplate
1 Guardala bari lacquer

SAXISMYAXE

06-01-2005, 04:42 AM

I own 38 Saxophones, 3 Clarinets, Two Coronets, one Trumpet, 5 Flutes, 1 Trombone, 4 Renaissance Recorders, 2 crumhorns, 2 violins, 1 banjo, 3 stands of Great Highland Bagpipes, 1 Scottish Small pipe, 3 fifes, 5 Irish penny whistles 10 harmonicas and about a dozen other instruments. This in addition to all the other things I collect. Basically my home is a veritable museum(fortunately I also own a considerable number of firearms to defend all this booty).......and yes I seriously need help with my spending/hoarding.:rolleyes:

larry

06-01-2005, 05:02 AM

Just the 4 SATB:
* No-name Taiwanese Soprano
* "Selmer" Bundy II Alto (ok, it's "really" my 9 year old's, but he lets me teach on it!)
* King Super 20 Tenor
* Mexiconn Bari

Ah well, at least one of the horns is a keeper!

Oh yeah, my wife will let me play her piano if I promise to be nice to it :D

BlueNote

06-01-2005, 05:32 AM

I may have answered this already but I own 2 horns (1 alto, 1 tenor).

Brendan Muse

06-01-2005, 11:54 AM

I've got my Yani 902 bari and a serious case of horn envy.

But a bass clarinet is on its way, as is an inexpensive alto, I'm sure.

Sebbe

06-01-2005, 12:47 PM

2 altos, a tenor, a soprano, a flute and a wx7. not sure the wx7 counts though :)

jazzbluescat

06-01-2005, 07:48 PM

clarinet, 2 flutes, soprano, alto, tenor

Looking to get rid of one flute and the alto.

BlueNote

06-02-2005, 01:43 AM

Oh, and I have an Aries clarinet but it's rented.

Sim0n

06-02-2005, 09:22 PM

I own only one student alto. How can you afford all these instruments?

:treble:

Brendan Muse

06-02-2005, 11:24 PM

Over a long period of time.

littlemanbighorn

06-02-2005, 11:39 PM

I own only one student alto. How can you afford all these instruments?

:treble:

Massive student loan debts and living on beans and rice while going to music school so as to be able to buy more gear.
1 baritone, 1 tenor, and 1 clarinet, and currently looking for an inexpensive bass clarinet and a better Bb clarinet (I'll likely end up selling my Tenor, since I don't play it much and search for an alto, which I'd play more often just due to it's portability and the fact that I'm more comfortable on alto than Tenor). First I've got to pay off my Visa, though.....

Alpina

06-03-2005, 10:02 AM

Erm..... For the slow Scotsman...... whats GAS stand for. been trying to work it out ....For some strange reason keep coming up with "Great *** Susan"

Susan???? Who is Susan. I need a lie down....

Brendan Muse

06-03-2005, 11:40 AM

Gear Acquisition Syndrome. People wanting to buy stuff just so they can buy stuff.

dwarrenk

06-23-2005, 04:33 AM

Hmmmm ... let's see 2 sopranos - Yamaha YSS-875 & King (made in 1921)
3 alto's - Selmer Mark VI, Selmer USA & Conn, 1 tenor - Selmer Mark VI, 1 Bari - Selmer Mark VI, 1 Yamaha WX7 Midi wind controller, 1 Hammond B3 & Leslie tone cabinet, 1 Roland keyboard synth, 1 set Roland Synth drums, 2 clarinets, 1 flute, a partridge and a pear tree. I could have missed some.....

AbrahamFackle

07-05-2005, 06:40 AM

Belcrest Straight Soprano (black laq.)
-Rico Royal Graftonite B7

Jupiter Artist tenor (soon selling to make way for Buffet SDA)
-Conn Comet
-New Brilhart Levelaire 7
-Scroll-Shank C* (unplayable, gonna get it fixed someday)

Jupiter Student Bari (not technically mine, but he's gonna give it to me eventually)
-Rico Royal Metalite M9, M5 (backup), Rousseau JDX6 (for classical. heh.)
my main axe.

Adler Eb Clarinet
-Selmer S

Jupiter (Wood) Clarinet (would love to quit, but unfortunately I'm majoring in it), Gennusa Excellante (not mine), Brilhart 5 (modern, refaced)

Leblanc Bass Clarinet (low C), Grabner CX_BB_90, Garrett MO
My other main axe.

Artley Flute

Other mouthpieces- Conn Comet alto, Runyon Bassoon

Wow, I'm not as bad as I thought.

riFph

08-12-2005, 08:50 AM

1 alto, 2 c mel, 1 tenor, 1 bari, 2 trumpets, 1 coronet, 1 french horn, 1 bone, 1 sousaphone, 1 keyboard, 1 flute, 1 metal and 1 plastic clarinet, 3 guitars and a 1 bass. im afraid of wat ill have wen i get into my 30s and 40s lol.

Pinnman

08-12-2005, 10:21 AM

After much eBaying and other sundry activity, which saw something like 42 saxes come in to my hands (the most at any one time was 23), I have now succeeded in getting the inventory down to a mere 5:

1928 Buescher TT sop with Barone HR mpc
1924 GP Buescher TT alto with Barone HR mpc
1949 Buescher Aristocrat Big B tenor with Morgan HR mpc
1935 Conn 12M bari with Yanagisawa HR mpc

Not a bad collection! :)

The fifth is a 1930 SP Martin Typewriter alto with Martin mpc which is lookng for a new home. Great sax in excellent condition, but it does not fit with the overall preference for Bueschers.

Randall

08-12-2005, 06:07 PM

Amendments and updates: down to 23....
Soprano- SX90II Black, Cannonball curvy BB, Borgani pearl silver

Altos- Solid sterling silver Keilwerth Shadow (one of a kind), Selmer Millennium, Selmer Ref 54, 2 Selmer US padless; JK straight satin silver and gold, Cannonball pink gold plated 98, Hess (old German VMI horn)

C-Mel- a Martin in silver plate.

Tenor-Solid Sterling Silver B&S Medusa Special #001,
Selmer Ref 54, Selmer BA, Selmer MK VI in silver plate (closet horn), JKSX90R straight in satin silver, Buescher 400 THC in satin silver and gold, P. Mauriat, Olds Super.

Bari-JK SX90R in satin silver, engraved all over, Selmer SBA to Low Bb, satin silver, engraved so much it will make you puke.

Bass- now long gone..... :cry:

electronic- Yamaha WX7

mostly alto guy

08-13-2005, 04:58 AM

Update:

Soprano: Amati Classic, Selmer Serie III silverplate

Tenor: Buffet Dynaction, SX90R clear nickelplate

Bari: Buffet Superdynaction to B-flat

C-mel: Wurlitzer (Martin stencil)

'Nino: Yani SN981

Alto: Selmer Signet, Selmer MK VII, Buffet Dynaction, Buffet S1, Buffet S3 Prestige, early Buffet E&S HP (can almost be pitched to F), SX90R Anniversary, Buescher Big B

Clarinets: Jupiter Bb, Selmer Eb, B&H 926 Imperial pair (Bb and A), Selmer Signet Special

Flutes: Muramatzu solid silver CH C-foot, pair of tin whistles (C and D)

Also a Wurlitzer (Baldwin) vertical grand piano, an Alhambra classical guitar, and an ancient no-name mandolin

tomsch

08-15-2005, 04:21 PM

It's a good thing I do have several tenors to pick from. My primary Couf Superba I dropped a pad two days ago. I was able to use one of my back-up horns (another Couf) while I get the time to drop off my main horn.

CircaRevival

08-15-2005, 05:38 PM

1 tenor, 1 Bb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet. Not bad...

and a keyboard, would like to get a bari one of these days.

saxbabe

09-10-2005, 02:35 AM

2 saxophones

2 clarinets

Borrowing a flute

MrPandy

03-31-2006, 08:48 PM

2 altos
1 tenor
1 bari
2 trumpets
1 flute
1 accordion (inherited - can't play it)

iceman

04-03-2006, 02:03 AM

Have: 1 Soprano Sax, 2 Alto Sax.
Coming Soon: Tenor Trombone.

bass9396

04-03-2006, 07:48 PM

I have 3 Bass Clarinets, 1 Bb Clarinet, 1 A Clarinet, and 1 Alto Clarinet

TMadness1013

04-03-2006, 08:55 PM

1935 Conn 10M Tenor, lacquer

1926 Conn Chu Berry Alto, gold plated

1924 Martin C-Melody, silver plated

lotus_esprit5

04-06-2006, 06:36 PM

damn we got a lot of doublers and sax whores in here! im not much of a sax whore. got a Keilwerth SX90 and a Conn 21M, both alto. I guess I'm still somewhat respectable, the neighbors aren't saying anything yet.

Dr G

04-06-2006, 07:11 PM

The poll does say "Saxophones" so I won't admit to the dozens of instruments that don't fit the category. That said, I own fewer now than almost any time in my life since playing the instrument - TWO: Selmer Ref 36 and Yanagisawa SC-992.

SpeakNoEvil

04-11-2006, 07:03 PM

I have 3 altos, when I'd rather also have a tenor and a bari or soprano. Too bad the two alto's I don't play on aren't worth squat.

fballatore

04-11-2006, 08:24 PM

Update....

See my sig.

Blackwolf42

04-11-2006, 08:34 PM

Tenors:
-Selmer Reference 54 (lacquer)
-Buescher Aristocrat 355xxx
-Yamaha YTS-23

Alto:
-Yamaha YAS-23 (technically my sister's)

Soprano:
-Cannonball Stone Series (straight)

Trumpets (my brother's-I don't play):
-Bach Stradivarius
-Getzen Eterna II

Flutes (my sister's-I'm starting to learn):
-Yamaha student model
-Miyazawa

Percussion (before switching to sax):
-Pearl Snare Drum
-Bell Set (Glockenspiel)
-Wurlitzer Piano (quit playing after taking lessons for eight years)

Technically, these aren't all horns...

DeanoTheSaxman

04-14-2006, 10:52 AM

Currently have the following, And NO I'm not a music shop before you ask, ha Ha

B&H Bb Regent "Ebonite" Clarinet
Pedler Hoosier Bb "Ebonite" Clarinet

Keilwerth "Black & Gold" Sx90II Soprano
Yamaha Yss 875 Custom Soprano

1922 Lyon & Healy "Buescher" Stencil C Melody

Cannonball Unlacquered A1998 "Mad Meg" Alto
Dave Guardala BN400 "Black & Silver" Alto
Keilwerth "Black & Gold" Sx90R Alto
Keilwerth "Black & Gold" Sx90R (Straight) Alto
Selmer Mk VI "1957" Alto

Cannonball Unlacquered "Mad Meg" Tenor
Dave Guardala BN500 "Black & Silver" Tenor
E.M. Winston "White & Gold" 385MW Tenor
Fremont Sahara "Blue" Tenor
Keilwerth "Black & Gold" Sx90R Tenor
Yamaha Yts 875 Custom Tenor

Keilwerth "Black & Gold" Sx90R Baritone (Low A)

E.W.I. "Electronic Wind Instrument"
Yamaha Wx-5 Wind controller with
Yamaha VL70-M Synth module

Alexk

04-15-2006, 06:12 AM

Tenors - 2 of.
Alto - 1 of.
Bari - 1 of.

Mouthpices, a bit light on here, only 7 between the 4 horns.

altopro

04-21-2006, 04:49 AM

two tenors one a silvertone and one a king super 20 1/13 ever made (got ?'s email me)

two altos one a student level conn and a pro level cannonball big bell

two sopranos one an LA sax and one a german brand very nice

love em' all and play them every day

Flute and sax girl

05-11-2006, 11:46 PM

I own Soprano
Alto
and Tenor.:treble:
Have to love all.;) :treble: :space2:

hillbilly sax

09-16-2006, 09:20 PM

2 altos, 1 soprano, 1 tenor, 1 bari, complete set of 12 diatonic harmonicas, 2 chromatic harmonicas, flute, and clarinet. Wife threatening to leave if one more instrument enters the house. I keep telling her I am only preparing for retirement, when I will not be able to afford to add to my collection.

ShedShark

01-28-2008, 07:27 AM

6 altos
1 sop
1 tenor

SAXISMYAXE

01-28-2008, 08:03 AM

Update:
It's up to 42 saxophones now. Cripes O'Mighty I need help.:shock:
Caveat,
Although guilty as charged myself, unless you are running a museum, no one needs this many horns.:|

stefank

01-28-2008, 08:58 AM

Three saxes. Let's not discuss various types of flute/recorder......

Semiquaver

01-28-2008, 09:59 AM

2 Bb clarinets, 1 Alto sax, 1 tenor sax.

I have not travelled the mouthpiece road yet so only have one for each instrument.

Alexk

01-28-2008, 10:15 AM

Altos - two now, Kookaburra arrived last year.
Tenors - still two
Bari - one
Didgeridoo - one

cjpts

01-28-2008, 10:36 AM

2 Altos (I think its 9 mouthpieces now)
1 tenor (2 mouthpieces)
1 C Melody (on a bench in the garage....no mouthpieces yet!)

and if they count...2 Bb Clarinets, though one needs repadding

Ruediger Kramer

01-28-2008, 10:54 AM

a while ago i voted 1 - but now i have 3...

:)

Rick Miles

01-28-2008, 11:41 AM

1 Alto Conn 6M 272XXX
1 Tenor Conn 10M 263XXX
:)

saintsday

01-28-2008, 12:13 PM

Update:
It's up to 42 saxophones now. Cripes O'Mighty I need help.:shock:
Caveat,
Although guilty as charged myself, unless you are running a museum, no one needs this many horns.:|

When you find that help, send it my way. I think I'm still just under 70. Need a couple more altos?

al9672

01-28-2008, 12:21 PM

Are we counting only fully working instruments ?
(and physically present at home/place of work)

If so

6 Bb clarinets (B12 , solo, 2x vito resotone 3, fluro pink largo, selmer console, B&H Regent)
2 alto clarinets (selmer bundy)
1 bass clarinet (vito)
1 soprano sax
1alto sax (etunes)
1 tenor (desidera)

Otherwise if we are counting all instruments working and non-working
total Bb clarinet count is 19
(mostly in need of repads/corks)
1 Eb clarinet and a box of bits
(probably enough to assemble a few Bb's )

1 amati alto sax , with leaks

with 2 alto's and a tenor in the mail at the moment - for repair pile as well.
1 alto for re-pad buescher NA, 1 alto for overhaul(conn), tenor not sure yet(pads at the least - buescher true tone series 2)

Now wheres a good place to get decent sax springs ?
Music medic were very nice and sold me clarinet springs, might have to ask them.

Slowly starting to put pics up of some instruments (one so far - tenor sax)
www.alexthegeek.com/instruments

SAXISMYAXE

01-28-2008, 12:33 PM

Need a couple more altos?
I don't know, whatcha got?...........NO wait....must......stop!:cry:

Seriously,
I'm still in search for that elusive, original condition, gold plated finish Conn 30M to compliment my others.

Twombles62

01-28-2008, 12:36 PM

Just my trusty YAS62.

Jonathan C.

01-28-2008, 01:10 PM

I'm down to the bare bones, right now.

1 Alto
1 Tenor
1 Bflat Clarinet
1 Flute (My sisters, which I bought from her a few years ago)

In a month or two (probably two), I will have two Alto's.

ChuBerry47

01-28-2008, 02:04 PM

2 Altos, (1 being restored, one parts), 2 Tenors, (1 being restored for a friend, the other being kept for life, and is currently being restored not by me).

Grumps

01-28-2008, 02:52 PM

Yes, how many horns and where do you keep them. It would also help to list appraised value. And for those of you who haven't posted enough information online to cross-reference, could you also list your address, where you work, and hours when no one is at home...

Martin Williams

01-28-2008, 03:14 PM

Grumps send me a PM with when you're coming by and I'll leave the door unlocked so you wont have to break a window.

Ive gone up since I first posted when this poll opened; from 4 saxes, now at 7

Four altos, King Zephyr, Yamaha 61, Grassi, Evette Buffet

Two Tenors, The Martin, Yamaha 61

Bari, Martin Music Man Model

Much more stuff too...

One SML Clarinet

Five trumpets Martin Committee, Olds Super, Schilke B1, Bach Strad 72, Getzen Capri

One Cousenon Flugelhorn

One King valveless F/G Bugle, One Dynasty 2 valve G Bugle

One Yamaha Eb Horn, One H.N. White King Altonium

One Conn Mellophonium

One Conn Trombonium

Plus my roommate has a Keilwerth alto, 2 nice electric 5 string basses(one fretless) and one 6 string, an accordian and bagpipes.

Grumps

01-28-2008, 03:25 PM

Grumps send me a PM with when you're coming by and I'll leave the door unlocked so you wont have to break a window.
Oh, I wouldn't take the horns.
Your beers might be gone though...

Martin Williams

01-28-2008, 04:35 PM

No!!! Not the bar!!!

hakukani

01-28-2008, 08:47 PM

1 sop
1 alto
2 tenors (the bundy's for sale)
1 bari
2 clarinets
1 flute
1 alto recorder
1 tin whistle
1 noseflute
1 keyboard
1 Tibetan singing bowl
misc. percussion toys

ChuBerry47

01-28-2008, 08:47 PM

Is there anything you don't own Martin? :? :? :twisted: :D ;)

dhopson

01-28-2008, 09:01 PM

1 sop
6 altos
2 c-mels
3 tenors
1 bari

13.
It would be 14 total, but I just sold my SA80II alto.
Selling is not near as much fun as buying.
Selling is not near as much fun as having.
Having is not near as much fun as playing.

:treble:

Big Al

01-28-2008, 09:15 PM

1 Piccolo
2 Flutes
1 Alto Flute
1 Eb Clar
2 Bb Clar
1 A Clar
3 Bass Clar
1 Sop Sax
3 Alto Sax
1 Tenor Sax
1 Bari Sax

Spooner

01-28-2008, 09:15 PM

I only have two saxes right now:

Ref 54 Tenor
Mexiconn alto (although this could well be considered only 1/2 of a horn)

other goodies include:

2 Flutes
Nord Electro 2 73
Fender Rhodes
Hohner Pianet T
Hohner Melodica 36
Violin
Deering Banjer
Mandolin
WX7
an old Italian accordian (too many buttons for me to make sense of)
various Pennywhistles
a couple of old Lap steels

Someday soon when finances allow I'd like to get a REAL alto and a soprano.

porbem

01-28-2008, 09:49 PM

1 Soprano Yanagisawa SC991
1 Alto Yanagisawa A991
1 Alto Conn-Selmer Prelude (AS700)

SuperAction80

01-28-2008, 10:02 PM

1 Soprano- Bestler Chinese S80III copy.

3 Alto's- Conn New Wonder Nickel Plated, Armstrong student, King Cleveland (wall ornament)

2 Tenor's- Selmer Super Action 80 I, Bently Silverplated Series V

I also play a few clarinets, various whistles, and harmonica's. I'm looking to upgrade the soprano soon, and hope to add a Selmer alto into the collection. Really, I'd love to get my hands on a Balanced Action, and that'll be the horn if I find one going for a good price.

zxcvbnm

01-28-2008, 10:15 PM

Conn NW alto
Beat up student yamaha
Fox plastic bassoon
Beat up student trumpet that I don't even play anymore.
Flute is coming soon

saxviking

01-28-2008, 10:45 PM

a cheap italian soprano

altos:
old wire-keyguard weltklang
kohlert
amati super classic

tenors:
sml king marigaux in silver
dolnet series 2
very old lafleur piccadilly(hawkes&son?)
old wire-keyguard weltklang with full pearls
yts 23

baris:
dolnet low a bel air
dolnet low Bb series 2

old sml strasser clarinet

trumpets:
getzen 300
yamaha ytr 634

lark cornet

old buescher truetone tenortrombone

2 didgeridoos

bluesaxgirl

01-28-2008, 11:20 PM

Yay! I'm in the majority!

michaelbaird

01-29-2008, 01:45 AM

13 harmonicas, 3 recorders, tin whistle, 2 piccolos, 4 flutes, soprano sax, bari sax, 2 tenor saxes, 2 alto saxes, 2 C melody saxes, 3 soprano clarinets, 3 alto clarinets, 2 bass clarinets, 2 oboes, 1 bassoon, cornet, trumpet, french horn, trombone, piano, congas, cabassa, vibra-slap, guiro, and a bad case of ADD :cry:

SAXISMYAXE

01-29-2008, 02:15 AM

ADD or OCD?:D

dburlone

01-29-2008, 02:42 AM

It may have already been brought up... Is this a form of G.A.S. therapy? I mean, I was under the impression I only had 4 horns (third one on it's way I hope!)... Turns out I had some that I forgotten about, that will either start to make it in my rotation or get sold! I also have a cheapie acoustic guitar and cheapie keyboard, but for all intensive purposes I'll stick with the woodwinds that live here.

1 - Tenor
2 - Altos
2 - Bari
3 - Clarinet

jacobeid

01-29-2008, 02:59 AM

altos:
beater bundy II (marching horn)
Conn 6m
Selmer series III (trying to sell)
Mark VI

I'm probably going to end up selling the conn too..the mark VI is going to do everything I need.

Tenors:
Buescher NA stencil
Conn 10m (needs a complete overhaul)

In the next year or so I'll probably sell both of those and get something more modern that will suit my needs better.

1 clarinet
1 soprano that I never play

Giganova

01-29-2008, 03:34 AM

zxcvbnm

01-29-2008, 03:36 AM

Dingosax

01-29-2008, 12:43 PM

So far 5 horns and 1 clarinet that needs a bit of TLC........
'57 Selmer Centered Tone Clarinet
'62 Selmer Mark VI Soprano
'58 Selmer Mark VI Alto
'60 SML GM1 Alto
'61 Selmer Mark VI Tenor
'64 Buffet SDA Tenor

Currently looking for a vintage Conn, Buescher or Martin to compare against the French saxes. A Bari some day would be nice. 8-)

michaelbaird

01-29-2008, 01:06 PM

ADD or OCD?:D

Both!

BigHunk

01-29-2008, 01:29 PM

4 tenors
2 Altos
1 Bari

Dr G

01-29-2008, 07:29 PM

4 tenors
2 Altos
1 Bari

Tenor-Selmer Reference 54, RPC .105B
Buescher 400 TH&C 342xxx RPC .110B
Keilwerth EX-90 Silver plate RPC .115B

Alto --Yamaha 82Z Silver plate RPC .105B
Cannonball A5-B ice RAVEN JJ DV .090

Somehow the math isn't working on that.

Dr G

01-29-2008, 07:32 PM

Lee, let me thank you for this thread! It gave me the best argument to justify the purchase of another new horn for my wife! :salute: ("But look, honey, most players have between two and four horns, pleeeez let me buy another one!")

I am using this thread to help me realize that I need still fewer horns. Every time I think "Gee, why does that person need so many _______", I realize that it's time for a lil' introspection.

Yes, I'm sure that it applies to mouthpieces too. After all, how many people are satisfied with just one mouthpiece for each horn?

bandmommy

01-29-2008, 07:41 PM

10 clarinets - 3 are Albert sys. in Eb, C, and Bb
Boehm sys in Eb, Bb, and A
2 flutes
1 piccilo
2 saxes -1 alto, 1 tenor
1 trumpet - Martin Handcraft Dansant
1 oboe
Plus a piano, violin, and guitar.

Should I include what I have purchased for my girls?

brasscane

01-29-2008, 07:57 PM

After all, how many people are satisfied with just one mouthpiece for each horn?

I am as long as I can have as many horns as I want. :D

jacobeid

01-29-2008, 09:07 PM

Swearing off vintage horns? Weren't you raving about your 6M not so long ago?

Yes I was, and I still do. My 6m is a wonderful horn. The mark VI just has better pitch and evenness of tone that the 6m doesn't have. All in all the VI is a better horn, but that doesn't mean that the 6m is not good.

zxcvbnm

01-29-2008, 11:36 PM

Yes I was, and I still do. My 6m is a wonderful horn. The mark VI just has better pitch and evenness of tone that the 6m doesn't have. All in all the VI is a better horn, but that doesn't mean that the 6m is not good.
But the sound man, the sound!

hakukani

01-29-2008, 11:59 PM

But the sound man, the sound!

Guy walks up to a sax player says, "Man that (MkVI, Aristocrat, 6m, JK, Super20) sounds KILLIN'!"

Sax player puts the sax on the stand and says, "How's it sound now?"

The Salmon Thief

01-30-2008, 12:38 AM

I have a tenor, alto, and c-melody currently... I probably won't sell or trade any of them in the foreseeable future, although from time to time I pick up an alto or tenor just to play it and then sell it again.

Owning 10+ saxes, though? I can't imagine that.

fluteypiccolosax

01-30-2008, 01:11 AM

only one sax:(

silver cannonball alto
yamaha 361 flute
crappy leaky bundy

then 2 trumpets that havent been touched in almost a year
student bach
and an intermediate getzen

anybody want a trumpet?

Jonathan C.

02-01-2008, 02:19 AM

^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^
Maybe in a few months.

I currently have
2 Alto's
YAS-23
Yani 800
1 Tenor
Selmer Super Action 80 Serie II

And I am thinking about adding a Selmer Alto in the mix as a main horn aswell.

~Carbs

monzamess

02-01-2008, 07:35 PM

My wife has made not-so-veiled threats.

Sopranino, Soprano, Alto x 2, Tenor, Bari saxes
Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet x 2, Bass clarinet
Pocket trumpet, Flugelhorn, Baritone horn

Nothing vintage except maybe my Pruefer clarinet. The rest are new and cheap (cheap being applied in a relative sense for the bari and bass clarinet).

If I ever get serious about any particular instrument I'll get a nice one and sell a bunch of these, but I don't see either event happening.

TommyD69

02-01-2008, 08:01 PM

One Alto Mk VI, One Tenor YTS-62II, and One 25+ year old "unidentified" "Asian" Soprano.....

saxmanglen

02-02-2008, 04:43 AM

Would those bragging about their personal horn colections please list their address and city they live? Then, I too, can have some nice horns to put in my closet.

slausonm

02-02-2008, 12:43 PM

Saxmanglen, I have many horns and I'm about ready to have someone pick them up, I'll give you my address:shock: . Jupiter Alto and Grassi Alto in parts are the only sax's I have right now. The theif would have to be pretty ambicious to get anything for them in their current state of disassembly. I also have a box of about 20+ student flutes and another 6 or so in process of repair.

I have over the 9 limit in the playable catagory, mostly flutes. The Grand piano might take some effort on behalf of a potential theif as well.

PS, did I mention my two large dogs and the shot gun?
Matt

saxmanglen

02-03-2008, 12:40 PM

Sorry Matt, NOT interested. Next poster please......

LOL

slausonm

02-03-2008, 12:58 PM

yamaha 684, 285S, 225S, ypc62 gemeinhardt 3ss,4ss,m3s,m3,4p, Armstrong 55,290, Db pic,Armstrong 701alto flute, jupiter bass flute, Artley Wilkins, Signet 100 clarinet, Vito Bass clarinet, 50H trombone, Buffet albert system Eb clarinet...there's more

fluteypiccolosax

02-04-2008, 02:19 AM

02-04-2008, 02:33 AM

Saxes: 2 baris, 3 altos, 2 sopranos, 1 sopranino. Clarinets: 4 Bb clarinets, 2 Eb clarinets, 1 D clarinet, 1 C clarinet. Flutes: 2 C flutes. One piccolo. Plus an assortment of recorders, tin whistles, harmonicas, etc. I also have a small stable of stringed instruments and a an electric keyboard.

DINCK

02-04-2008, 11:44 AM

1 alto, because the sax isn´t my main-instrument.

-

bbbouklas

02-05-2008, 03:23 PM

more than 25 horns here :)
only 8 in top playing condition all the others are project horns..

02-05-2008, 03:59 PM

So many horns. So little time.

barker

02-05-2008, 04:08 PM

Hello Everyone

New member here, first post - seemed as good a place to start as any:

1 alto - Selmer S80 II
2 tenors - Selmer Mk VI (121xxx), Selmer S80 II (that's the daughter's really)
1 bari - Selmer S80 (low A)

Awaiting one of Mr Barone's bare brass tenors as we speak - I'm getting worried about leaving the Mk VI around at gigs!

Flutes: Mateki (silver head, open hole, low B), old Grassi, daughter's Yamaha OH.

Clarinet: Selmer Console (don't laugh... oh, you already are).

There, 1 post - wahey!

michaelbaird

02-05-2008, 04:10 PM

I only have 5 project horns at the moment. They will probably be projecting light soon...My sister is an antique lamp dealer.

bfahle

02-05-2008, 05:37 PM

At the moment, I have two Buescher tenors, one Holton C Mel, and a yamaha alto, and am in the process of either trading my Pierret alto for a Pierret tenor, or not, depending on whether the other party makes the trade. So I count that as five. Oh, and one acoustic and one electric guitar, and a digital piano along with a cheap casio. Those are just the instruments I play; it doesn't count my son's electric Bass and (acoustic) viola, my daughter's harmonica, or the decorative gourd drum, or the guitar hero controller 8-).

Martin Williams

02-05-2008, 05:39 PM

Triguymy

02-05-2008, 06:12 PM

Soprano 1
Alto 2
C-mel 1
Tenor 8
Bari 1

saintsday

02-05-2008, 10:20 PM

DJ Mix

02-20-2008, 03:39 PM

5
S, A, A, T, B

That's just counting saxophones.

I also have 3 flutes (why?) and a clarinet. I should buy a bass clarinet as my bari sax gigs always have that double.

fluteypiccolosax

02-20-2008, 10:05 PM

What model is the getzen? Capri?
700 eterna III

porbem

02-20-2008, 10:29 PM

Have you considered that the information disclosed here voluntarily about your "precious" axes could be used for the bad?

Or I'm just imagining things?

Jonathan C.

02-20-2008, 10:30 PM

It could be. But, hey....
I am down to
1 Tenor, 1 Alto. IT will go back up for 2 Alto's and a Tenor withen a month or so...

jazzcat58

02-22-2008, 03:20 PM

six! to now and i think that s enough,the list is,
soprano 475
alto yamaha 62
alto martin"the martin"46
tenor selmer mk6..about 1973
tenor martin"the martin" 62
baritone martin"the martin"56

like em all! but always looking to improve on mouthpieces, to get the desired sound!

cheers bryan

Reedsplinter

02-22-2008, 03:47 PM

I'm getting another one! Can I change my "vote"?:D

saintsday

02-23-2008, 09:35 PM

I'm getting another one! Can I change my "vote"?:D

Whatcha gettin' ?

spartacus

02-23-2008, 09:52 PM

Buescher 400 TH&C tenor
Mauriat 76 alto (mustard yeller)
Phil Barone bare *** soprano (in the pipeline) :toothy8:

Chilly Zee

02-23-2008, 10:42 PM

1 of each:
Alto
Tenor
Soprano
Flute
Flugelhorn
Cornet
and 2 trumpets

Charlie

al9672

02-25-2008, 01:15 AM

Need to modify my counts as well, good case of woodwind GAS.

Up to 28 or 30 clarinets and 9 saxophones

saxes

1 soprano
1 amati alto
1 etunes alto
1 desidera tenor

project horns
busecher new astrocrat alto
busceher true tone alto
conn new wonder tenor (need to locate a neck for it)
vito alto (taiwon)
conn 20m alto

clarinets

1 vito bass
2 bundy altos

Bbs
1 B12
1 selmer console
3 vito resotone
1 solo (taiwan)
1 largo fluro pink plastic

projects horns / need overhaul / being overhauled
multiple bundys(5 ?) including box of bits that make make up to 3 or 5
2 amati
2 B&H regents
1 B&H Malborough
1 Eb albert
few vito resotones
few metal clarinets( King and ? ?)
1 Eb

To round out the clarinets I just need a yamaha :-)

bari_sax_diva

02-27-2008, 07:08 AM

You know it's bad when you run into a guy at rehearsal who you see every couple of weeks or so, and he asks, "So what new horns have you gotten since I saw you last?"

Jazz Is All

02-27-2008, 07:43 AM

You have a Pierret tenor on the way.

So do you. :) (Thanks to me cause I decided not to grab it.8-) )

KennyD

02-27-2008, 07:57 AM

I have one really bad junk horn in my possession which has temporarily replaced a much better junk horn (which met a vandal and a drink of pure acid at a gig - the acid went into the sax, not the vandal, more's the pity :x ),
and I almost have a Conn New Wonder :D which is currently in the possession of the USPS and which I am very eager to meet for a long and devoted relationship,
and I have a Boosey & Hawkes clarinet from my birth year which replaced a revolting plastic thing my folks dug out from some cabbage patch when I learnt music in high school...

Jazz Is All

02-27-2008, 10:29 AM

I have one really bad junk horn in my possession which has temporarily replaced a much better junk horn (which met a vandal and a drink of pure acid at a gig - the acid went into the sax, not the vandal, more's the pity :x )

Where was the gig, in that roadside bar in "Open from Dusk til Dawn"? Maybe he mistook your last initial for a "G" instead of a "D".

Anyway I should list mine:

Chinese alto "Solist" Yanni 991 clone bought from Kessler Music
1929 silver TT alto
1947 The Martin Tenor

Right now all I can play is the clone since the real horns have been in New York since Xmas awaiting our arrival at the end of June, when we go on vacation. At the time I didn't think it a good idea to have them shipped here to Spain, but the long wait is beginning to drive me as crazy as a man on a desert island. I've been seeing mirages of saxes on the horizon. I hear they are caused by GAS...Oh, that isn't the horizon...it's eBay.

tensopbass

02-27-2008, 11:08 AM

Started a new job a couple of years back, and it's grown to the point where I haven't got much energy left (wont see 60 again) and never seem to play anything except the killer Mk Vi alto I bought at Chrristmas as a gig horn.
However I had visitors for a meal last Friday, and they wanted a demo.
Amazingly, all nine still play great (# 10 is a basket case double socket King bari thats in the "one day" book.
So they got curvy sop, tipped sop, straight and bent alto, nailfile melody,2 tenors, straight bari and Conn bass. Haven't seen them or the cat since:)
nicko

William Bua

03-04-2008, 05:37 AM

2 horns,

Tenor: Buffet super dynaction with transitional S-1 key work RPC 115
Soprano: Yanagisawa SC-901 Runyon ruby red #8

Giganova

03-04-2008, 05:49 AM

At the time I voted (a year ago), I opted for one. Now I have 4. Should I get worried? Am I doomed?? Will GAS inevitably destroy my life??? :?

Mal 2

03-04-2008, 05:50 AM

Soprano: the "Micraft" bought Friday - http://www.saxontheweb.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=78972 for the dirty details
Alto: Jupiter JAS-767 I've had for 15 years or so, recently repadded
Tenor: thoroughly smashed up and barely playable Yamaha YTS-23, looking for a replacement
Bari: Dolnet Bel Air with a low A

Also two flutes, two piccolos, Evette clarinet, and an assortment of guitars and a couple keyboards. Plus various recorders and other toys from the "under $20" bin, one of which I've given full keywork. Then there are the keyless PVC flutes, a count of which would be pointless because I keep building more, and I even have one now with limited keywork -- http://mal-2.com/gflute/two-key_g-flute.jpg -- it's a prototype but it plays well enough to gig with, within its limitations.

So right now it's 4... will be 5 if/when the Aquilasax C-melody ever ships.

EDIT 3/28/08: Also have a Buescher Aristocrat alto... so it's now five.

Jolle

03-04-2008, 09:50 AM

One Dolnet Belair soprano
One B&S Chicago Jazz Series tenor
One Selmer Signet tenor
One Raymond Dubois tenor
One Weltklang low-A bari

One girlfriend putting up with all this :D

Jazz Is All

03-04-2008, 11:32 AM

One girlfriend putting up with all this :D

She's your girlfriend so she has no choice (which IMO is the way it should be:twisted:), but look out if you decide to tie the knot, cause if she doesn't understand GAS now you're in for trouble for sure!! And I speak from experience :-(

Jonathan C.

03-09-2008, 08:25 PM

Maybe its wise to marry a muscian? Who understands the need for G.A.S.? ;)

~Carbs

michaelbaird

03-12-2008, 12:06 AM

My wife's new rule is, if I buy either a horn or a piece of musical equipment or spend money on one of my antique cars, she gets to buy herself some jewelry.

Little Sax

03-12-2008, 06:12 PM

My wife's new rule is, if I buy either a horn or a piece of musical equipment or spend money on one of my antique cars, she gets to buy herself some jewelry.

That reminds me of an old co-worker. He had a habit of taking off his wedding band and spinning in on his desk at work. (His wife had scolded him many times for doing this at home.) One day it flung off the desk and, even after dismantling his cube and the cubes around him, was never to be seen again.

He went home and told his wife what had happened. To his surprise, his wife didn't seem that upset. So then went to the jewelry store and purchase a new wedding band for his hand.

A few weeks later when he received the credit-card bill in the mail, the charge from the jewelry store was nearly an order of magnitude higher than what his ring cost! He told his wife as he was about to call the store to have this problem corrected. She asked him to hang up the phone as there was no problem. She simply said, "If you get a new ring, I get a new ring. If it happens again, plan to add another zero to the end of the bill."

He no-longer takes off his wedding band...

DarthPez01

03-13-2008, 07:03 AM

I have five saxophones. I started with an old Pan-American C-Melody that my Uncle gave me (it was his in college), then got a Bundy II Alto to use in school. A year or two later I bought a Martin Tenor, which I used up through high school until I graduated. A few years before that I got a "Woodwind" Soprano, which I got to play in a few concerts. Tomorrow my Sopranino will be arriving in the mail (a risky buy which hopefully will work out well).

jmathesonjr

03-13-2008, 09:12 PM

Four:
2 Baritone Saxophones (one is no longer playable or repairable, the other is a pro model)
1 Alto (Student Model)
1 C Melody (Needs Neck)

Dr_sax

03-13-2008, 09:42 PM

1x soprano sax
1x alto sax
3x tenor sax
1x bari sax
2x flute
1x alto flute
1x bass flute

Jazz Is All

03-14-2008, 03:39 AM

My wife's new rule is, if I buy either a horn or a piece of musical equipment or spend money on one of my antique cars, she gets to buy herself some jewelry.

With my wife I don't think it's a parity thing cause I don't care how many pairs of shoes or handbags she has (she should wear a sign on her back that says, "Warning, I Have SAS and stop suddenly for shoe stores!"). It's just an issue of space with her: "Where are you going to put that thing? You've got music stuff all over the house and now the Casio Keyboard you bought in the LR, and blah, blah, blah." And it's not like our apartment is small either. My wife likes order, which in her book means not saving or collecting anything and throwing it all out as soon as you no longer are using it according to her judgement. My mother did that with my baseball cards when I left home for college (merely a couple of thou worth of original Mantle, Mays, and Jackie Robinsons :(, but who knew back then) so I'll be damned if the spic and span syndrome will keep me from having more than one sax.

Anyway, the war is about to heat up when my one Cheap Chinese alto is joined in 2 weeks by a 1927 Martin Wurlitzer stencil that I just won on Ebay. After she gets used to that new reality, in July when we go to N.Y. she'll meet the 2 saxes waiting for me there, a 1928 silver TT alto and a 1947 The Martin Tenor, along with 4 vintage mouthpieces.:twisted:

I might be sleeping on the couch and get the silent treatment for awhile, but who cares 8-). A guy has got to take a stand, especially when dealing with someone that still doesn't comprehend the joys of a poking around in a good hardware or electronics store:shock:.

nadav67

03-31-2008, 04:44 PM

Well,
Just one Tenor (JK vintage)
one alto (Elkhart)
one Clarinet (Selmer Signet)
and a soprano I barely use.

4bubbas

04-05-2008, 04:32 PM

2 alto
1 tenor
1 trumpet
45 harmonicas
1 soprano
keyboard
3 guitars
2 bongos
1 coronet
2 violin
1 child guitar

fballatore

04-05-2008, 05:09 PM

45 harmonicas

:shock:

fluteypiccolosax

04-06-2008, 04:08 AM

only one sax:(

silver cannonball alto
yamaha 361 flute
crappy leaky bundy

then 2 trumpets that havent been touched in almost a year
student bach
and an intermediate getzen

anybody want a trumpet?

i have since, gotten another instrument

A PICCOLO:twisted::D
its a yamaha 61
and i love it, and for only 220(plus a tune up and a few pads) it was a steal

but i got rid of my bundy piccolo
sold it to my LESSONS TEACHER!!!
for what i bought it for, 80 dollars.

so i still have the same amount.:cry:

Giganova

04-06-2008, 06:14 AM

Is the Yamaha piccolo a sax or a flute?

warp x

04-08-2008, 11:48 PM

King Super 20 tenor, Buescher TT CMel, Buffet Prestige low C bassclarinet, Selmer Series 10 clarinet, Stowasser tarogato, G-clarinet, alto-clarinet, Leblanc low Eb bassclarinet, Lyricon 1.
And that's not counting my guitars and samplers.:D

Jonathan C.

04-12-2008, 01:45 PM

Its gone up slightly.
1) Selmer Series II Tenor
2) Yani 800 Alto
3) Yas-23
4) 1926 Conn Chu Berry (Just added this one, can't wait to get it here)
5) Selmer Signet 100 Clarinet
6) My sister's old Begginer flute (which I will learn how to play eventually)
and 1 guitar (which I would like to learn how to play again.

SwinginSax

04-12-2008, 02:04 PM

1 Yas-23
1 old Bundy clarinet

"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." - John Coltrane

(and 2 shoestrings):D

SaxoPiper89

04-12-2008, 04:22 PM

3 altos, 1 tenor, 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 elec piano, 1 piano, 1 bagpipe, 1 dulcimer, 1 elec guitar, 1 acoustic guitar
hopefully soon: Oboe, Cello, Sop Sax.

saxoftenest

04-14-2008, 05:29 PM

Seven saxes in all:

Series III Soprano
Series III Alto
Model 26 Alto (beautiful original silver-plate)
Mark VII Tenor
Yamaha 61 Tenor
Stencil C-Melody
Mark VI Bari
Let's not get into other WW's...

My wife (a professional collaborative pianist) and I have struck a deal - every dollar spent on horns is matched with money put into the "Steinway fund". Works pretty well!

Martin Williams

04-14-2008, 07:54 PM

Ive recently passed 9 or more on saxes alone.

Ive been there long ago with other instruments included.

saintsday

04-14-2008, 09:40 PM

My wife (a professional collaborative pianist) and I have struck a deal - every dollar spent on horns is matched with money put into the "Steinway fund". Works pretty well!

That gives you a pretty nice horn budget!

fluteypiccolosax

04-15-2008, 03:53 AM

Is the Yamaha piccolo a sax or a flute?

its a piccolo

ypc-61

its the older 62

Mal 2

04-16-2008, 07:46 AM

Can I change my vote now? I just bid on and won a C-melody, so I'm now officially up to six (neglecting the parts tenor that is in pieces) but still in the voting at four...

Reedsplinter

04-16-2008, 07:57 AM

numbers . . . rising . . . must . . . stop:shock:

warp x

04-16-2008, 08:18 AM

One addition: I now own a Leblanc System tenor as well.

Jazz Is All

04-16-2008, 10:33 AM

numbers . . . rising . . . must . . . stop:shock:

LOLFOMA, Alas, poor Yorick, I know the obsession well....but, as Flip Wilson used to say (for those old enough to remember him), "The devil made me do it!"

I was at 4, but soon to be at 5, so deduct 1 from the 2-4 group and add 1 to the 5-8 group.

Solist alto (Yani 991 clone from Kessler) -- well made but pedestrian
Martin HC Wurlitzer stencil alto -- gold re-lac with great tone and action
True Tone original silver alto -- needs cleaning
The Martin Tenor, beautiful old pristine re-relac
and now coming soon via USPS,
Conn New Wonder original silver alto beautifully refurbed

If I'm smart I'll stop there.......until the next time anyway.:shock:

saxviking

04-16-2008, 11:16 PM

times change

Mal 2

04-21-2008, 01:12 AM

Four (plus doubles) here right now:

http://mal-2.com/sax/happy_family_sm.jpg

One out on loan:

http://mal-2.com/sax/buescher1.jpg

And one in transit:

http://mal-2.com/sax/cmel-4.jpg

And this includes ONLY woodwinds that are up to gigging standard. I also have two synthesizers, two guitars, an electric bass, another piccolo, two more flutes, a whole box full of PVC flutes, and a couple of parts horns.

saxtek

04-21-2008, 01:57 AM

I've decided to keep the total confidential. It just isn't normal, but I will say that I've done better at investing in saxes than keeping the money in the bank.

Recently, my new saxes have been so expensive that I've sold 3 horns to buy 2. That means my total has decreased.

Some of the expensive ones are here:

saintsday

04-21-2008, 12:39 PM

saxviking

08-05-2008, 10:54 PM

I'm up on 17 saxes and 25 horns in total.

a cheap italian soprano

altos:
old wire-keyguard weltklang
kohlert
amati classic super
Amati aas 31
yamaha yas 275

tenors:
sml king marigaux in silver
sml rev d in matte laquer
Keilwerth sx90r 75'th anniversary edition
Yamaha yts 62(purple print)
selmer sa 80 II
dolnet series 2
very old lafleur piccadilly(hawkes&son?)
old wire-keyguard weltklang with full pearls
amati classic super

baris:
dolnet low a bel air
dolnet low Bb series 2

trumpets:
getzen 300
yamaha ytr 634
very strange couesnon

misc:
lark cornet
old tenorhorn
old buescher truetone tenortrombone
2 didgeridoos

DixieSax

08-06-2008, 05:44 AM

2 altos, 2 tenors, 1 bari (all played regularly)

1 cmel, 2 old bundy student altos, 1 buescher curvy sop that needs restoration (all in storage)

zxcvbnm

08-06-2008, 05:52 AM

Ahaha... as of yesterday I had 4 altos. A cannonball, A conn tranny, A buescher aristocrat, and a student yamaha. As of today, I have three, minus the cannonball. Also have a trumpet, bassoon, flute, and whatnot.

Dixiesax: If that Buescher curvy goes up to high F, I'd be interested in buying it.

zxcvbnm

08-06-2008, 05:56 AM

That's 7 yesterday, 6 today. wish I could change my vote, lol.

Jonathan C.

08-06-2008, 06:04 AM

Altos:
YAS-875 EX
YAS-23

Tenor:
Selmer Series II

Clarinet:
Selmer Signet

Flute:
dont know the name

Guitar:
Been a while, can't remember.

DavidW

08-06-2008, 03:03 PM

I am down to 21 saxes now.

2 sopranos (1 tipped bell, 1 curved) Cannonball, 1920's Buescher
2 c-melodys 1920's Conn (gold), Selmer Modele 22 (silver)
5 altos Holton Rudy Weidoft, Orsi, Vito (Leblanc system), 1936 Balanced Action, 1927 Modele 26 (gold)
4 tenors Vito (Japan), 1932 Selmer Super, 1969 Mark VI, Buescher 400
8 baris 1908 Buffet, 1915 Conn (silver), 1923 Conn (gold artist engraved), 1924 Conn (gold), 1980 Vito VSP, Barone (gold), Martin Committee, Buescher Aristocrat (silver)