Holton Saxophone Question

[oeikenberry]

I recently purchased a hotlon saxophone. The serial number is 27422. I do not yet have the instrument in my hands, but from the pictures it looks to be a curved silver soprano. I was wondering if anyone new if Holton made a curved soprano or if the picture may actually be an alto? The seller did not know much about the instrument and the price of $122 was too good to pass up for a vintage working horn. Any suggestions or answers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Oliver

[bruce bailey]

The only curved Holtons I have seen are from Europe (Austria) and can be identified mainly by the lack of pearl buttons on the keys. A photo would help.

[oeikenberry]

The keys are not perl. They appear to be a green color which is best seen in the first picture. If you give me a direct email I can send them to you. I do not have them on a url so I cannot connect them to the post.

Oliver

[bruce bailey]

baileyflutes AT hotmail DOT com

[oeikenberry]

Here are some pictures of the saxophone that I was asking a question about.

Oliverhttp://webpages.charter.net/oeikenberry/

[paulwl]

Here are some pictures of the saxophone that I was asking a question about.Corrected link:http://webpages.charter.net/oeikenberry/

Yep, that's an alto all right.

[VeryBari]

but it is very pretty....

aw shucks, Oliver. I'm sure it's going to be a lovely sounding horn.

[Bernards20040]

Yep It's an Alto and It's got the funky Holton Trill keys too Same as my tenor8-)