[sparq]

It seems it is goodbye to this New Wonder and its neck - now a lamp:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Repurposed...ounted-on-Handcrafted-MAPLE-Base/143347348045

 

[milandro]

makes you wonder how little they paid for it in the first place since , after all the work done, this kitsch contraption now costs $200

 

[whaler]

Best use I’ve seen of one of those old split bell key dogs.

 

[Grumps]

Best use I’ve seen of one of those old split bell key dogs.

Funny, but the majority of my saxophones in use have split bell keys. Really all of them, but one. Like to think I get good use out of 'em… without the accompanying light fixture.

 

[turf3]

Best use I’ve seen of one of those old split bell key dogs.

Never played one in good condition, have you? Nothing like people spouting off about things they don't know anything about.

 

[Grumps]

Never played one in good condition, have you? Nothing like people spouting off about things they don't know anything about.

Nah, he's just a Selmer guy.
He needs your pity, not your scorn. :lol:

 

[PigSquealer]

That’s priced for a quick sale like this one without the neck.

 

[whaler]

Never played one in good condition, have you? Nothing like people spouting off about things they don't know anything about.

I worked in a music store for a while. There’s was a nice pile of them in the basement. The repair guy would drag one up every once in a while and get it to play as well as possible. The student Bundys and Yamahas outplayed any of them.
I’m old. I’ve played a lot of different saxes.
There’s a difference between vintage and just plain old.