[Guest]

I have just aquired an old (guessing 1920-30s) silver alto with rolled tone holes and micro tuner neck. There is no name or serial number however, there is engraving on the bell with a blank rectangular space reserved for a name. I'm guessing it is an unmarked stencil that never made it to the retailer or was used as a manufactures demo. The guy I bought it from told me he bought it in Europe 20 years ago but it definitley looks older than that. Any help identifing this alto would be appreciated. Maybe a Keilwerth or Conn Stencil? I loaded pictures. Thanks Bill

 

[AlmoSax]

It looks like an old Conn to me

 

[zxcvbnm]

I would definitely say Keilwerth or other East European design. That microtuner is not Conn and the table keys are definitely not Conn.
EDIT: Strange that there's no fork F#

 

[Seasax]

I have something very similar in design but slightly later, I think it could be a horn made by the 'other' keilwerth brother? mine was made for hohner, it has the hohnr logo of the guy with the accordian near the serial number but it doesnt say hohner inside the accordian shape which is odd,

but yeah, mines german. im guessing yours is as well, but not necessarily a normal keilwerth, theres more to it.

 

[Guest]

I have just aquired an old (guessing 1920-30s) silver alto with rolled tone holes and micro tuner neck. There is no name or serial number however, there is engraving on the bell with a blank rectangular space reserved for a name. I'm guessing it is an unmarked stencil that never made it to the retailer or was used as a manufactures demo. The guy I bought it from told me he bought it in Europe 20 years ago but it definitley looks older than that. Any help identifing this alto would be appreciated. Maybe a Keilwerth or Conn Stencil? I loaded pictures. Thanks Bill

thanks for the info

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info. Got any ideas on the value?

 

[sax-ony]

Possibly Julius or Max Keilwerth, from their very early days when they experimented with features copied from a number of American originals. I have seen those Buescher True Tone style table keys on an extraordinarily rare J.Keilwerth curved soprano. But equally it could be Kohlert or someone else. As to value, you might get $100.00 from someone capable of restoring it themselves and interested in taking a chance; but I wouldn't think it worth the price of a commercial overhaul

 

[Guest]

Possibly Julius or Max Keilwerth, from their very early days when they experimented with features copied from a number of American originals. I have seen those Buescher True Tone style table keys on an extraordinarily rare J.Keilwerth curved soprano. But equally it could be Kohlert or someone else. As to value, you might get $100.00 from someone capable of restoring it themselves and interested in taking a chance; but I wouldn't think it worth the price of a commercial overhaul

Thanks