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I just came to that realization. The ebay auction said "True Tone alto" and I bought it. As I cleaned it up, I wondered why the neck looked different than other TT altos. I thought maybe because it was just the ancient 1917 vintage. Then, I learned the shameful truth. My name is Mark and I'm a C-Melody owner. Everybody: "Hello, Mark!"
Since I bought it on a lark, it's not a big deal. My biggest problem is that I knew that it was missing the mouthpiece before I got it. I ordered a Morgan 5M alto mouthpiece, since that had good reviews by those who own a real honest-to-God Buescher TT alto. Am I screwed with trying to get this mouthpiece to work on a C-Melody?
On the plus side, it's in absolutely beautiful condition and cleaned up perfectly. New pads are going to cost me what I paid for it. No wear on the plating, including the keys, and I couldn't even see the couple of tiny dents until I polished it. The only "large" dent (size of a split-pea) was easily "spooned" out. I'm still kind of excited. I need to read all the posts and find out what, if anything, I can do with this horn besides hanging it on the wall.
I learned to play the clarinet in grade school many years ago because the school didn't have a sax and we couldn't afford to rent one (que the violins). I recently purchased several clarinets, including a contrabass. This purchase was my chance to finally try a sax. I've never even held a sax. This was my dream. I hope I didn't buy some Frankenstein monster horn. Advice and comment is welcome.
Mark X
C-Melody owner
Since I bought it on a lark, it's not a big deal. My biggest problem is that I knew that it was missing the mouthpiece before I got it. I ordered a Morgan 5M alto mouthpiece, since that had good reviews by those who own a real honest-to-God Buescher TT alto. Am I screwed with trying to get this mouthpiece to work on a C-Melody?
On the plus side, it's in absolutely beautiful condition and cleaned up perfectly. New pads are going to cost me what I paid for it. No wear on the plating, including the keys, and I couldn't even see the couple of tiny dents until I polished it. The only "large" dent (size of a split-pea) was easily "spooned" out. I'm still kind of excited. I need to read all the posts and find out what, if anything, I can do with this horn besides hanging it on the wall.
I learned to play the clarinet in grade school many years ago because the school didn't have a sax and we couldn't afford to rent one (que the violins). I recently purchased several clarinets, including a contrabass. This purchase was my chance to finally try a sax. I've never even held a sax. This was my dream. I hope I didn't buy some Frankenstein monster horn. Advice and comment is welcome.
Mark X
C-Melody owner