[DannyMetalC]

I finally got around to taking apart my 1920 and giving it a good polish:

It plays exceptionally well, and now it looks the best out of my three Conn's...

 

[DannyMetalC]

The three consecutive model Conn's...

 

[Little Sax]

Now you need a later model 8M, perhaps with an art deco or standard naked lady engraving.

 

[Mal 2]

Now you need a later model 8M, perhaps with an art deco or standard naked lady engraving.

Didn't Holst originally write a "Planets" movement about you? I think it was called Little Sax, the Bringer of G.A.S.

 

[bruce bailey]

Nice horn. I had a silver with gold plated keys along with a satin gold and a virtuoso full pearl burnished gold and was considering an all silver, bare brass and nickel plated one. Came to my senses and kept the two gold ones!

 

[Gary59]

Nice horns. My avatar is my 1920 Conn C-melody.

 

[sandster]

Very nice job! I've got a few more keys to replace on my old Pan Am C Mel. I started it last winter. Yeah, I'm a slow worker. Had my only bench vise outside for the summer, so it's back in my studio now with the horn stuck on the old table leg. Still looking pretty shiny after the months in it's case.

 

[Little Sax]

Didn't Holst originally write a "Planets" movement about you? I think it was called Little Sax, the Bringer of G.A.S.

Maybe, but the stuff I usually bring up is targeted at a fairly niche market (most of whom are probably viewing this thread I guess).

I have one of Bear's "carcass" Cmels in storage for him. It's a 236k silver-plated Conn with Art Deco engraving, and a curved neck. Next time I check on it I'll have to take a few pictures. (The other "carcass" Conn of his I'm holding is a 202k straight neck model in silver-plate with gold-plated keys and rods complete with an original contoured case.)

Personally, I'm down to a single Cmel. I guess this is as good a time as any to post more pictures of it. (I just love burnished gold plate, don't you?) :twisted:

 

[DannyMetalC]

Awesome!

@ littlesax - I just saw one of those naked lady 8M's go for $2500 not too long ago, yikes! My laquered chu is virtually the same horn without the naked lady engraving though, or the updated stamp near the serial # that says "8M" (Mine still has the 1914 patent number, a C, the serial, and an L) Perhaps I will have one of these little treasures one day.

@ Bruce - You have an incredible set of C-Mels there. Of course the full pearl virtuoso is my dream horn and one day I hope to crown my set of Conns with one myself... only to play on the rarest of occasions but mostly to admire and preserve.

@ sandy cameron- Keep it up, it is very rewarding once you finish!

@ Gary - Awesome! My 1920 Conn is the first sax I ever played and the one I did the bulk of my learning on so far until I got the other two

@ little sax again- That sir is a very gorgeous horn and a true treasure. I hope you play it from time to time! And yes, the burnished GP is stunning!

 

[Little Sax]

[...]@ little sax again- That sir is a very gorgeous horn and a true treasure. I hope you play it from time to time! And yes, the burnished GP is stunning!

Thank you. I play it (in public) at least once every two months. Sometimes I play it a couple times a month. It's a great horn that blends very well with the vocals and organ at my church. (I use a Morgan mpc.)

 

[DannyMetalC]

Awesome, they wont allow saxophone in my church so I use my C-Tenors in my own band playing mostly Ska, Rock, Reggae, and Jazz. Its the only sole outlet I have for it at the moment although at school they said they would let me play it in the wind ensemble so Ill have to see how that goes!

 

[csax]

Awesome, they wont allow saxophone in my church...

Pop along to the local Pentecostal...

 

[Captain Beeflat]

Pop along to the local Pentecostal...

Or, more appropriately, your local Blues venue....

 

[DannyMetalC]

so I use my C-Tenors in my own band playing mostly Ska, Rock, Reggae, and Jazz.

I forgot blues and metal....

 

[Tharruff]

About 15 yearsa ago I polished up a silver plated 1923 Conn C-Sax and it came out gorgeous...as time went on, it inevitably tarnished and I didn't keep up with it...shame on me. But when it was first done, it looked dazzling...like the one pictured in this thread...great job.

 

[jicaino]

I thought it was common knowledge that you can't polish a C-melody :twisted: :mrgreen:

Nice collection there Danny!

 

[DannyMetalC]

Thank you, I enjoy each horn very much. Rotating playing between all three will help these horns last another 100 years

 

[jazzbug1]

Use anti-tarnish polish (liquid) after the abrasive polish. 3M Tarnishield and others create a molecular layer of invisible silver oxide on the horn. Then the sulfur in the air from pollution can't unite chemically with the silver (that smelly silver sulfide you smell with tarnished horns) and you have a bright finish that holds up for years. I used the anti-tarnish product on horns that saw 20 years of cigarette smoke in clubs (ugh) and they are still bright! To keep fingers from the flesh piecing springs (the Spanish used saxophone springs during the Inquisition) use a SOFT toothbrush. A stiff bristle can scratch the silver. Fine (#0000) steel wool can be used to take off the crusty parts, then use abrasive silver polish to polish the steel-wooled area. The best Polish can be obtained in Warsaw. Good luck!

 

[Captain Beeflat]

You kept us waiting for the inevitable pun.

 

[jazzbug1]

The other day, my baker kept me waiting for the inevitable bun.