My New bariton in pictures and the compareason with my old Dolnet lefevre pigis 1890-1891

They look cozy all nestled up together like that in bed. Better keep an eye on them or might have a couple of new sopranos running around the house.

Seriously, though. It looks like a horn that's been well cared for or at least well restored. A real beauty. How does it play?

I'm surprised at the difference in size between the two baritones.

Yep, i play little baritone and Yes, it's so curious and interested,
The things is important to keep, it's Dolnet-Lefevre-Pigis is older than selmer modele 22 and We can look the true difference into 2 period : one (the Dolnet-Lefevre-Pigis) is typical saxophone which it made during 1850-1900's and Selmer modele 22 is typical saxophone which it made 1920-1930,

My Dolnet-Lefevre-Pigis is on nickel plate but selmer modèle 22 is in better metal.

Yowza!

gorgeous instruments me thinks - thanks for sharing

Those are very nice looking instruments.

I think the Dolnet is shorter because it's keyed to low B. Is that right? Also, I know nothing about Dolnets, but it would surprise me if a sax with that polygonal sheet metal guard was from the 19th century. Perhaps it is from a different serial number sequence.

polemonium said:

...... but it would surprise me if a sax with that polygonal sheet metal guard was from the 19th century. Perhaps it is from a different serial number sequence.

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But maybe that particular guard isn't original to this instrument - it doesn't seem to match others on the same horn.

Rhys

Now I have to ask... do you sleep in their case?

rhysonsax said:

But maybe that particular guard isn't original to this instrument - it doesn't seem to match others on the same horn.

Rhys

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Good point. It would be interesting to see both sides of the Dolnet, and the left hand table. It looks like the Dolnet might have the G# key separate from the F# and the right hand stack, which would support that it is quite old.

polemonium said:

Those are very nice looking instruments.

I think the Dolnet is shorter because it's keyed to low B. Is that right? Also, I know nothing about Dolnets, but it would surprise me if a sax with that polygonal sheet metal guard was from the 19th century. Perhaps it is from a different serial number sequence.

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The metal guards come from original Dolnet bel air, my Dolnet-Lefevre-Pigis was in very very very bad conditions, and there is full restorated but the original guards was broken and it uses old pieces of dolnet bel air in bad, for me a métal guards in good condition with modification to replace the broken guards

Any chance that the Dolnet is a high pitched instrument?
I believe there’s a lot of high pitched Dom et baritone’s around.
As an aside I have a Selmer Super 1931 baritone that looks similar to your Selmer.

Grumps said:

Now I have to ask... do you sleep in their case?

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Don’t you know anything??? Everyone knows the house cats sleep in the cases 💁‍♂️

@Jcn664n Beautiful collection of saxophones. Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Enjoy those in good health.

Sound samples please!

PigSquealer said:

@Jcn664n Beautiful collection of saxophones. Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Enjoy those in good health.

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And it's not finish, i will have c melody selmer modèle 28