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Our Work Schedule 2012: 1-3-11 Conn Gold Artist "Harp" alto: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild for customer. Seward In Progress
1-17-12 Buescher Big B Tenor: Customer horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with metal-backed pads and natural cork throughout. Williamson In Progress
2-1-12 SML Rev D Alto: Customer horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with prestini pads and natural cork throughout, + custom key fabrication. Heine
2-15-12 The Martin Tenor: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with prestini pads and natural cork throughout. Gillette
3-1-12 SLOT OPEN
3-30-12??? A_Cojan (SML Rev D) Silver Tenor: Customer horn gets Premium Rebuild with Prestini pads, large Resotech Domed Resos, Premium upgrade, new springs, and plating work. Kitt
3/29--4/14/12 TIME OFF
4-16-12 SLOT OPEN
If you wish to schedule a rebuild, or purchase one of our saxes (and it still needs to be rebuilt), send us a 50% deposit to hold your place in the work schedule. We work from a published schedule (see left margin) so that your sax will only be out of your possession a couple weeks, while i do the actual work, it does not have to just sit on the shop floor, until its turn comes up... you send it to arrive on schedule and we return it on schedule. E-mail chadd with questions about our vintage saxes at: worldwidesax@gmail.com
Click the links above to see what's in stock. If a horns says "just rebuilt", then it's ready to go, saxes that say "scheduled for a rebuild" are waiting for the work to be done, but it will be included in the posted price. If a sax says "ON TRIAL" someone is taking advantage of our "Three Day Trial" policy (See Info and Orders page). NEW! Saxophone Comparison Chart Some of the best vintage saxes of all time
Here is a pic of some custom resonator work. We can size the reso to your tonehole, or whatever you like.
We can get you virtually any resonator made, my favorite is the Resotech solid silver reso.
WE DO GOLD AND SILVER ELECTRO-PLATING That's right! We have a: GOLD STAR Pro plating system
It is our business to Rebuild your sax or sell ours as Fully Rebuilt Saxes. We never sell our stock "As-Is". We are Restorers.
If you wish to schedule a rebuild, or purchase one of our saxes and it still needs to be rebuilt, send us a 50% deposit and we will schedule its rebuild before any of our other worldwidesax.com inventory.
Everybody loves these new Kangaroo skin pads, aka Saxgourmet Pads and you can get them from Curt, at musicmedic.com you can request that any WWS stock be rebuilt with them, or just click this link and order some for yourself. Check out our newest pages...
Hard to find: Here is a helpful outline of SML serial Numbers: S.M.L.
Serial Numbers: 0001
– 3000 / 1934 to 1940 3000
– 5500 / 1940 to 1945 5500
– 8000 / 1945 to 1950 8000
– 12000 / 1950 to 1955 12000
– 16000 / 1955 to 1960 16000
– 19000 / 1960 to 1965 22000
– 24000 / 1970 to 1975 24000
– 26000 / 1975 to 1980 26000 – 27000 / 1980 to 1982 Here is a helpful outline of Keilwerth serial Numbers: Keilwerth Serial Numbers: 1925: 0-800 1933-5: 9000 1941: 18,500 1947: #20,000 1953: #23,000 1958: #28,000 1960: #38,000 1962: #43,000 1964: #49,000 1966: #55,000 1971: #69,000 1978: #79,000 1986: #91,000 1993: #99,100 1996: #104,000 1998: #109,000 2004: #119,000 Keilwerth made The New King and Tone King as their main brand names, from 1932 to 1969 or so, but there were always stencils, like Edgeware and later Couf. Here are few of the other names you may find on Keilwerth made horns. The New King and Tone King saxes were identical except for a high F# key on the tone king model, but keilwerth marketed the Tone King as the "deluxe" Pro model and the New King as the "standard" Pro model Known Keilwerth Stencils: Couf Superba 1 & 2 Royalist Conn DJH Buffet Edgeware Marco Vincent Albert Martelle Winsall Tam Bundy Special Armstrong Heritage King Tempo Champion Calvert Deluxe Silvertone Hammerschmidt (sopranos) Jean Barre Artist (seen Alto) Bundy (H&A Selmer)
Keilwerth copiers, such as Amati, Dörfler & Jörka (1949 to 1968, then purchased by Keilwerth) and B&S H.Genet Roxy Jubilee Voss Silvertone Rene Dumont Keilwerth relatives: Max Keilwerth and Richard Keilwerth (Graslitz) made saxes under the names:
Weltklang (baritones only) Senator Hohner
Here is a handy chart for King zephyr series: Zephyr
and Zephyr Special s/n
170xxx to 180xxx s/n 180xxx to 237xxx Zephyr Special: s/n 200xxx to 280xxx s/n 237xxx to 305xxx s/n 305xxx to 423xxx s/n 423xxx to 540xxx 1945 was the beginning of King's Super 20 (s/n 272xxx)
Past Work Schedule 2010: 4-13-10 Gold Plated The Martin Soprano 64,xxx: Done 4-18-10 Silver The Martin Tenor 184K "USMC": Done 5-7-10 Buffet SDA Alto 18K: Done 5-14-10 Armstrong Low A Baritone: Done 5-25-10 Conn 10M: Done 5-28-10 Martin Committee 2 Alto: WWS Done 6-1-10 J. Keilwerth 1934 New King Alto: Nickle plated Done 6-11-10 The Martin Alto: Done 6-17-10 Silver Buescher Big B: Silver plated WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos for customer. Done 6-24-10 1948 Conn 6m Naked Lady: Done 7-2-10 Buescher 400 Tenor #505K: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with Prestini rivetless dome metal resos. WWS Done 7-8-10 1928 Silver Conn Chu Alto: Customer horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos. DONE 7-20-10 King Super 20 Alto #415K: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos. WWS Done 7-28-10 Conn 6m: customer horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos. Done 7-28-10 1945 The Martin Tenor: WWS horn 153K gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with Seamless Domed resos. WWS Done 8-5-10 Buescher Aristo "156" Tenor #338K: Done 8-12-10 1953 SML Rev D #10K: Chadd horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild with Presini pads, some Premium upgrades, minor fabrication work, and some plating restorations. Done 8-13-10 1972 Selmer Mark VI alto #208K: WWS horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild with Presini pads and natural cork throughout. WWS Done 8-27-10 1940 Conn 26M alto: Customer horn gets a Premium Vintage Rebuild with White Roos & Seamless Flat resos. Done 9-7-10 1952 King Zephyr Alto: WWS horn 328K gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild. WWS Done 9-23-10 Buescher Big B Tenor #322K: WWS horn gets a Standard Buescher Rebuild with Buescher snap in pads and natural cork throughout for customer. Done 6-17-10 Silver Buescher Aristocrat #280k: Silver plated WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Buescher snap-in Rebuild with original metal resos. WWS Done 10-15-10 1960s LeBlanc Rationale Tenor: WWS horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild with Presini pads. Sarge/WWS Done 10-22-10 1953 SML Rev D #10K: WWS horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild with Presini pads for customer. Done 10-26-10 1940 Martin Comm 2 alto: Chadd horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild with Presini pads, some Premium upgrades for customer. Done 11-4-10 Buescher Aristocrat Alto #345k: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Buescher snap-in Rebuild with original metal resos. WWS Done 11-4-10 Buescher Big B Aristocrat Tenor #317k: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Buescher snap-in Rebuild with original metal resos. WWS Done 11-18-10 Silver Conn Chu alto: Customer horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos. Childs Done 12-2-10 Buescher Big B Aristocrat Alto: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Buescher snap-in Rebuild with original metal resos. WWS Done 12-14-10 The Martin Tenor #208k: WWS horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with flat metal resos and rivet center. WWS Done 12-17-10 Nickel Conn Chu Tenor: WWS horn gets a Vintage French Standard Rebuild with plastic resos. WWS Done
Please e-mail or phone us for additional descriptions or JPEG's of
any of our current inventory, or if you don't see something you would like to have, let us
know. We have a long list of customers you can
e-mail for references. (see References Page) ~~Chadd&Steve~~ Past Work 2011: 1-1-2011 H.Couf Superba 1 Tenor: Customer horn gets a Standard Vintage Rebuild with Pisoni rivetless dome metal resos. Thaut Done 1-4-11 1938 Buescher Aristocrat series 1 Tenor: WWS horn gets a Vintage Buescher Snap-in Rebuild with natural cork throughout. WWSDone 1-19-11 1940s Buescher Aristocrat Alto: Customer's alto neck gets pull-down repair and dents removed. Garcia Done 1-19-11 Conn "tranny" Chu alto: WWS horn gets a Vintage Rebuild with natural cork throughout and Sherry Huntly Engraving. WWS Done 1-28-11 Conn 6m alto: Customer horn gets a Vintage Rebuild with natural cork throughout. Harford Done 2-5-11 King Super 20 alto - pearls: WWS horn gets a Vintage Rebuild with premuim extras. WWS Done 2-22-11 King Super 20 tenor - pearls: Customer horn gets a Vintage Rebuild with oversized Noyak resos on Black Saxgourmet Roo pads. Atkinson Done 2-23-11 Buescher 400 Tenor 429K: WWS horn gets a Vintage Buescher Snap In rebuild. WWS Done 3-10-11 Conn Gold C-Soprano 98K: WWS horn gets a rebuild for customer with silver Resotechs to be gold plated & Premium Upgrade. Gast Done 4-7-11 King Super 20 tenor --full pearls: Sax gets a Vintage Rebuild with premium extras and seamless flat resos. Sarge Done 4-14-11 Conn Chu tranny tenor: Customer horn gets a Vintage Rebuild with oversized Resotech resos on Black Saxgourmet Roo pads and a Premium Upgrade and New stainless steel springs. Mattina Done 4-21-11 Buffet S-1 Tenor: Sax gets a Vintage Rebuild with premium extras and seamless flat resos. Sarge Done 5-10-11 Vintage YAS-62 purple label: Customer horn gets a French Standard rebuild with plastic dome resos. Tebo Done 5-13-11 Vintage Dolnet #24K: WWS horn gets a French Standard rebuild with Flat Metal resos. WWS Done 5-19-11 Selmer Mark VI alto: Customer horn gets a Silver Restoration with a French Standard rebuild with plastic dome resos and full Spring Replacement. Zax In Progress 6-3-11 Selmer Mark VI Tenor: Customer horn gets a French Standard rebuild with plastic dome resos and swedging. Layer Done 6-20-11 Silver Buescher TrueTone IV Alto: Customer horn gets a Vintage Standard rebuild with Buescher Snap In Pads. Tarvin Done 7-1-11 King Saxello customer horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild. Zax Done 7-15-11 Silver Conn curved Soprano: WWS horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild after chemical Lacquer stripping, for customer. Luchtan Done 7-29-11 Silver Conn 26M alto: WWS horn gets Rebuilt and some much needed TLC. WWS Done 8/7/11--8/13/11 TIME OFF 8-15-11 1935 Conn 10M tenor: WWS horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild for customer. Oleru Done 8-16-11 The Martin Tenor 1953: Customer horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild. Neilo Done 8-29-11 King Zephyr alto: WWS (OS) horn gets a Vintage Standard Rebuild for customer. harrson/Keller Done 9-1-11 Maintenance & School Prep
9-10-11 Maintenance & School Prep
9-20-11 Martin Committee II alto: Customer horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild.Siboliban Done
10-1-11 Martin Committee I alto: Customer horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild + a new custom screw rod. Siboliban Done
10-18-11 Martin Committee III "The Martin alto": WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild for customer. Zink Done
11-1-11 H&A Selmer Bundy Baritone: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild for customer with domed metal resos for customer. Snowhill Done
11-13-11 Mark VI alto: Silver Restoration Returns from Andersons. Customer horn gets a with a French Standard rebuild with Metal dome resos and full Spring Replacement with Rose Gold Plating Accents. Zax Done
12-6-11 Buescher Big B Baritone: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with metal-backed pads and natural cork throughout. Aaberg
12/22--31/11 TIME OFF
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This entire website was last updated on 1/27/2012 If you see it and it doesn't say SOLD, (or "on hold") then it's still in stock as of this date.
Worldwide Sax Everett WA. 98201 U.S.A. We are open for business 10:00am-5:00pm Pacific Standard Time Sat. by "special appointment" only. New Hours: Tue, Thur, Fri (always by appointment only, no walk-ins)
DID YOU SEE the final photos from Chadd's Silver Restoration? Mmm... See: "Our Finest" (and scroll down)
* Saturday, Sunday & Monday's off * Always Click on the links to the left to navigate to other pages at WWS.
Inventory Updates:
WWS SOUND FILES!!! Thank you for your positive feedback! We are proud to help customers "hear" different models of saxes and mouthpieces, in a Versus basis...
New Sound File 1-2012: Altos file "Conn Early Lineage": Wonder vs Wonder II (Chu) vs 6M Naked Lady New Sound File 1-2012: Tenor MPC file: Dukoff BD vs Otto Link 4*** vs Otto Link FL (Coltrane!) New Sound File 12-2011Alto MPC file: Brilhart Level Air 5 vs The Woodwind vs Dukoff D7 New Sound File 12-2011: Tenor MPC file with DIFFERENT players!?!?: Sarge playing SelmerC* vs OttoLink4***Master vs MCGregory Model A Chadd playing SelmerC* vs OttoLink4***Master vs MCGregory Model A New Sound File 11-2011: Tenors & MPC file: SelmerVIvsTheMartinTenor--Dukoff D7vsOttoLink4****MasterColemanHawkinsSpecial New Sound File 10-2011: Tenors file: Selmer Mark VI vs Couf Superba1 vs Conn 30M New Sound File 8-2011: Chadd meets a Bass Sax: Tenor to Baritone to Bass New Sound File 8-2011: Sopranos file: Conn Wonder vs. Selmer Mark VI vs. King Marigaux New Sound File 8-2011: "Expensive Alto Set": Selmer Mark VI vs. King Super 20 vs. Conn 26M New Sound File 8-2011: Tenors file: A WWS Silver Resto. Selmer Mark VI 5-digit #83K (Brecker era) vs Selmer Mark VI #155K Original Lac (mid-run era) New Sound File 7-2011: Sopranos file: Conn Wonder--Curved vs. Straight There are a few more sound samples around the website near their respective sax descriptions. Also, we have the Sound File Archives on the Saxophone Comparison Page.
Your Sound on sax
Playing sax is
so much more personal than something like piano or drums... you
have to play, yes, practice too, but you also have to work to make your
particular sound... unlike piano or drums or similar instruments, it involves
a technique (embouchure, wind control, reading, and controlling the
instrument) Then, it also means that you have to decide how you want to
play, jazz, blues, new orleans dixie, etc. Most people decide on a sound
and a style, or genre. To get that sound, you will need the right tools.
the tools are a mouthpiece (and there are over a hundred designs/tonal shades)
and a saxophone (also a lot of designs, ergonomics and sounds). Each
sax will shade you to the sound you like best, for your personal taste.
i have my favorite sound, but it might be different that what you
prefer... ok, now i'm getting to my point, the only way i can help point
you in the right direction, is if you can help me help you.
usually, people find one or two sax hero's (fathead newman, ben webster, etc) and decide that their favorite sound and style is similar to one of their heroes. We can help you sound like the legends by pairing the right sax and mouthpiece.
so, the ball is in your
court. if you say john coltrane is closest to your
favorite, we find you a old florida era otto link and a selmer mk vi.
that said, sometimes people don't want to sound like anyone else... they want
to pick three famous horns and try them, to see what sound they get and like.
we can usually help with that too (for locals, they can play them in person,
for out of the area players, we record them with state of the art equipment
and email a sample mp3 of each horn)
i hope that helps to
get you started. Here's a New Page to help you look at different models:
Saxophone
Comparison Chart: CLICK
HERE .
regards,
I (chadd) was studying more mouthpiece repair techniques with Bob in January 2012. He graciously let me photo the workshop AND he did plenty of showing off all the cool mouthpiece extras that were around.
CHECK OUT THE COOL, original Double-Chamber MOUTHPIECE HERE! Wacky!
Just added new mouthpieces at our vintage mouthpiece page, check them out!
We have been lucky to make many friends and am blessed with more business than one man can handle... because of that, there's always have a long waiting list. So long ago, Sarge came up with a system that works. we have a work queue... people who want work done send us a 50% deposit to have their work added to the queue. Then when their turn comes up, they ship the horn to arrive a couple days before work is scheduled to start. the queue is posted on the left margin of my website pages and is updated weekly. Doing it this way, your sax only has to be out of your possession a couple weeks. The "Work Schedule" now consists of me, Chadd, doing one rebuild every 11 days or so... and some of those will be WWS horns that are going to customers. So, we're not real speedy and we really don't want to have other people sub work in, or enlarge the shop and have different workers doing different levels of work. Aside from doing the restoration work, there is the time consumed by "running the business" and answering the phone, that never stops ringing, so hopefully our system can keep our customers happy. Sarge has slipped into a retirement mind. He is around as consult but doesn't work under the pressure of Orders anymore. I like to phrase it as "He gets to do whatever he wants!" :) We will always be just as available as we have been for the last ten-plus years and always happy to help, with the best customer service we can muster... If you are patient and like our style, then by all means let us do our best, for you. thanks, chadd (& sarge) Complete rebuilds: Sorry, we prefer not to sell our WWS stock horns in "as is" condition. If we get it and it's not "near new", we will automatically completely rebuild it, in time. Also, do to the busy schedule we keep, we don't have time to do P/C work ( that is... pad repairs on your horns, we always squeeze in time to keep WWS horns in great shape for our previous customers) It's a small 2 man shop and we are always super busy. Our "French Standard"-and-"Vintage Standard" rebuild prices start at:749.00 for lacquered Altos, and Sopranos, 899.00 for silver/gold 899.00 for lacquered Tenors and C-melodies, 1075.00 for silver/gold 1199.00 for lacquered Bari's, 1600.00 for silver/gold
Shipping Pricing: (UPS announced it will increase shipping prices in January 2012) We have found that shipping just keep escalating, so here is a range for boxing up and shipping various saxes shipped via UPS, though our local shipper Broadway Postal Services: U.S.A. (lower 48 states): Soprano - west coast 35.00-east coast, 53.00 Alto - west coast 47.00-east coast, 64.00 Tenor - west coast 52.00-east coast 94.87 (EX: 63.00 to AZ, NY 94.87, FL 93.42) Bari price is variable, please ask.
INTERNATIONAL: Every country is special due to box size limits. Our best early estimates: $130-160 for soprano, alto, tenor; $500 for baritones.
Europe: Shipping a Soprano or Alto (and some tenors with smallish cases) to Europe via USPS about 160.00, Shipping bigger horns via UPS/Fedex/DHL, about $372.57 alto, $456.89 tenor, 525.00 bari ***USPS maximum international insurance is $650 to most countries. We reserve the right to require UPS or higher rate shipping to gain proper insurance.
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "How do I get to reserve a spot in your work schedule, or how long until a WWS stock horn gets rebuilt? The best plan I have been able to devise, is a Deposit System. Work, on almost anything, gets scheduled right away when I receive a deposit for the work (or sax) you have interest in. Email me and ask about what interests you, then we can discuss my next schedule opening, see if it works for you... and how to get me the deposit that makes the wheels roll. Check our F.A.Q's page for more answers Looking for our Rebuild and Restoration Info? (click here)
Steve Stransky's Music click it!
click here to hear one of my bands, "the Phantoms" do something kinda unique, off our 2nd C.D. "Box Of Wine" i wrote this little instrumental and play all the saxes on this original tune, it's different than our usual "rockin' blues" style, but it's fun, take a listen...
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wide Sax Everett, WA 98201 We don't accept credit cards in the shop, but you can use your debit or credit card to pay though Paypall... just log into your account and use the "send money" tab to make your deposit, or payment. Please add a note in the message area, that states what it's for, with serial # or other description, if possible. We are open for business T, Th, F , 10-5:00 pst. Saturday, Sunday & Monday's off
Please send your questions about your vintage sax, that you want to try to identify, resell, or date it's manufacture, etc, via email. the phone rings constantly here and i need customers to be able to get through.
We are open for business T, T, F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's offWe are open for business T, T, F Sunday & Monday's off 10:00-5:00 PST. By Appointment only, no walk-in traffic. We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's offWe are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off We are open for business T, T F Saturdays, Sunday & Monday's off 10:00-5:00 PST. Pacific time ONLY if you call!
We REALLY prefer emails, but chadd is more likely to pick up the phone :) 360-631-0943 (cell) Chadd 425-secret-- (cell) Sarge
We donated our repair services on two saxes for "Sax-o-thon" {http://www.saxothon.org/}. Chris Hutter donates these to local kids in need and inspires more lifelong sax players. Glad
we could help! Mick Watson (local Sax-o-thon), "Sarge" & Chadd Christmas 2010
All info is current as of last update. Worldwidesax was created by Steve "Sarge" Stransky. Worldwidesax ©1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and as of 2011 is owned by Chadd Berry, all rights reserved. Please do not copy pictures without permission.
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