Uncommon Saxes

[Djt2005]

If anyone knows where to find these types of uncommon saxes it would very appreciated if you e-mailed me.

[cmelodysax]

Hello, do you mean C-Mels, basses, and sopranino's etc. as discussed here - or the rarer stritch, manzello etc ? Search on this forum and the internet - they're all around you.....
Regards, Alan.

[prodigal]

Rod Baltimore has the largest, most wide ranging selection of saxophones I've ever seen in a store. He's in NY, if ya ever make it out that way....

[paulwl]

Rod's now retired, but son Jonathan has taken over the business and last I visited, had brought a real neatness and order to Rod's formerly rather, er, casual shop. Worth a visit; tell him Paul Lindemeyer sent you.

[ukebert]

What's a manzello? Rings a bell somewhere, but I can't place it.

ukebert

[cleger]

What's a manzello? Rings a bell somewhere, but I can't place it.

ukebert

Rahsaan used to play one as part of his three horn combination (you can see him in my avatar). Here's a brief description of it and the third horn that he played along with his tenor:

"He was taken to the basement to be shown "the scraps", and found two archaic saxophones which had been used in turn-of-the-century Spanish military bands, the stritch and the manzello; the first is a kind of straight alto sax, and the second looks a little like an alto, but sounds more like a soprano."

[ukebert]

so what keys are they in?

[Pete]

Stritch = Buescher Straight Alto = Eb
Manzello = King Saxello = Bb

[goodsax]

Talking about uncommon, did you see the alto Olphicleide sax on eBay? It's at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10184&item=7324457242&rd=1 and like nothing I've ever seen before. Actually, it looks more like a cross between an alto horn and a saxophone with a brass instrument mouthpiece.

[Pete]

No, I hadn't, (and it's not an "Ophicleide Sax". No such animal) but I've seen 'em before.

One of the many rumors about the genesis of the Saxophone was that A. Sax slapped a bass clarinet mouthpiece on one of these beasties and said the sound was good -- if only I could improve the keywork ...

Charles Joseph Sax, A. Sax's father, was allegedly well known as maker of fine Ophicleides.

Guatrot was also the company that sold Sarrusophones and tried desperately to put A. Sax out of business.

(Wally Horwood books. They're interesting reading.)

[goodsax]

Okay, I screwed up. It's not a sax. In fact, it is also posted in the brass tuba/baritone/euphonium category which probably is more fitting. Thank you for correcting me.