Try a search of the forum. It's most likely GuEnot rather than GuInot, but I recall posts for both versions.
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I had one in my hands, yesterday: a curved soprano from the late XIX century. It was descending to B (not Bb) and the owner ruined it by adding an automatic octave key vent mechanism (that sax was born with the double key).
Quite fascinating, but I did not have the opportunity to play it...
Quite fascinating, but I did not have the opportunity to play it...
Its Rene Guenot actually - at least thats what it says on the sax
Wow interesting. Never seen a soprano from Guenot. Shame you didnt get to play itI had one in my hands, yesterday: a curved soprano from the late XIX century. It was descending to B (not Bb) and the owner ruined it by adding an automatic octave key vent mechanism (that sax was born with the double key).
Quite fascinating, but I did not have the opportunity to play it...
Here she is, forgive the slight blurriness, but the engraving is quite readable.
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I have a Rene Guinot soprano - bought for a song and it came with a selmer scroll shank D mouthpiece! - needed a new palm key making from scratch and Three tone holes soldering back on. I've now done all the work and re padded it.
Its a great Low pitch Sop and the intonation is spot on. A nice rich beefy tone in the lower register and sweet sounding gin the middle and upper registers. A keeper I think.
Its a great Low pitch Sop and the intonation is spot on. A nice rich beefy tone in the lower register and sweet sounding gin the middle and upper registers. A keeper I think.
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funny, yours Jaye looks definitely a GuInot but there are GuEnots that are definitely GuInots & GuEnots around! (they were two different makers.........both calle René)
But this name Guinot (and the problem with Guenot) has come up before
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?157027-A-task-for-the-saxophone-archaeologists/page2
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?204074-SML-forfather-found
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?135535-French-soprano-manufacturers
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?205449-Fabricating-missing-key
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But this name Guinot (and the problem with Guenot) has come up before
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?157027-A-task-for-the-saxophone-archaeologists/page2
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?204074-SML-forfather-found
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?135535-French-soprano-manufacturers
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?205449-Fabricating-missing-key
from another thread
The number of makers and retailers in France was huge and like everywhere else there were brands which were producing woodwind and brass but there were many companies which only made one category while sold both and some didn't make anything and bought them from one of the several dozens of makers.
Most brands where in Mantes but some weren't, this for example bears the city names Lyon, Paris, Brun-Mandagout and Nimes.
They were mostly known for their brass instruments. In one ad they talk and advertise their simplified system with less keys and screws (maybe the reason of their demise?)
Be careful there will certainly be Pelisson, Guinot & Blanchon which were in HP! ( High pitch!)
Here from the archives of a French collector's site.
http://rp-archivesmusiquefacteurs.blogspot.nl/2011/09/la-maison-pelisson-freres-et-saxophone.html
This appears to be a picture of their factory ( maybe a little optimistic? The second one could have been based on photograph and looks a lot smaller
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and here the reference to these " Georgeophones"
They appear to have been something like this
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From their catalogue
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