Unusual Martin alto

[BigDaddyJ]

I'm a Martin fanatic, but this one's a new on me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2519941345&category=16 232

Conn style rolled toneholes?! Right hand bell keyes? Made in Elkhart, Ind.....so it's now one of those French Martins. And it doesn't look like on of the Yanagisawa stencils.

Anyone have an idea?

[Hornlip]

I saw that too, and I've never seen anything like it with "Martin" engraved on it. It looks to me like a european-made horn, like maybe a Kohlert. What really gets me is the "Martin" engraving in the same style as on The Martin horns. I wonder if Martin actually had some stencils made as it phased out of saxophone production in the 1960's?

[The Martin]

That engraving is really in the Martin style.... :shock:

:oops: Again one thing more I can't answer........

[sarge]

I'm in agreement with hornliip... I've seen Amati's, Kohlert's and D&J's that copied the 6m G# table. funny they combined the nailfile and 6m G# key.
I'm thinking this would be a great playing and sounding horn, at a bargain price... watch out, youre giving me GAS :lol:
sarge