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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 In Progress
2-15-12 The Martin Tenor: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with prestini pads and natural cork throughout for customer. Gillette
3-1-12 Buffet Super Dynaction Tenor: WWS horn gets Vintage Standard Rebuild with prestini pads and natural cork throughout for customer. Croasdale
3-15-12 SLOT OPEN
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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We make a point of pursuing the most rare and hard to find mouthpieces... so, if we seem to have a lot of hard to find models, it's not because they aren't rare, it's because we try hard to stock them. Since no one can know if a mouthpiece is right for you, until you play it, these can be ordered by charge card at Paypal, or checks, given a three day trial and returned. If you aren't happy with them (except e-bay sales, as auctions are final.) and a small shipping charge is all you risk.
I get a lot of questions about my old friend Bob Carpenter... Bob got a lot of mouthpiece refacers started, such as Theo Wanne, who in turn, got others started later... but no one does nicer work than Bob. Check out "Bob's Page" to know more: READ ON...
A professionally custom refaced mouthpiece will almost always play better than a factory facing.
JUST IN... ***Coming soon/unlisted*** --Martin plastic, 0.075 tenor --Buescher Tru-Lay pickle, tenor --Brilhart Ebolin 4, 5-digit#, 0.085", tenor
Just In! Vintage Buescher Tru-Lay (Pickle) TenorVintage hard rubber from 1920/30s. The script is visible but a little faded, made of the good hard rubber. It has the original tip size at about 0.070". The table reads: "Tru-Lay 67/1062 LO". I wanted to leave this one for someone looking for that truly vintage tone. It has a large chamber and that traditional 1920s stuffy tone. It plays nice with a #3 reed. the closed tip contains it's volume abilities as normal. Comes with original metal ligature and cap! 199.00Item: WWS00.00.1181.2-0-0
Just In! Vintage Brilhart Level-Air 6* Tenor: This is a nice free blowing mpc with a tip measuring 0.090". There is a small tooth imprint that I covered with a clear bite tab--typical on these. It blows a big sound with heavy mid tones for a metal, cliff-style baffle. later vintage series with up and down machining on the table. This is the nice size 6* suitable for the younger/returning players looking to get a bigger sound but maintain an easy control. It blows really nice and free. comes with Rover ligature and plastic cap! 219.00 Item: WWS43.88.1211.2-0-0
Just In! Brilhart Level Air 5 Baritone: late 70s metal bari mouthpiece with 6-digit ser#121876 marked as a "5" and the tip measures 0.090". It has the step-off baffle, vertical machine marks on the table. Easy player with good, mild bark. :) Bite Plate looks good with a tooth guard installed. comes with original ligature and cap! 299.00 Item: WWS1.02.50.12201.1-0
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JUST IN! (pics coming soon) Otto Link, Double band 4* <6* Tenor: Ultra-rare Double Band Otto Link Super Tone Master, serial # c77, with 4* and "CH" on the other side. "Otto Link Co. New York, N.Y." I see these sell for more than 1700.00 at ebay. I'm going to list this at 1500.00 and offer my usual 3 day trial and money back, with "no reason needed for return" guarantee. See if you can get that at ebay! This was originally a 4*, Bob Carpenter opened it up to a .094" which is a link 6* facing... opening up a tip a little like this gives it a slight roll baffle over to the tip, and adds a little presence, which like, but to each their own. If you put a new reed on and give it the suction test, it holds for about 3 seconds and then goes POP. It plays beautifully, paired with a MK VI, it can produce the Coltrane tone nearly perfectly... assuming you have the chops. Comes with the original ligature. 1500.00 Item: SP
Item: OS00.00.11301.1-0-BC50
Item: WWS65.42.11251.1-BC28 Sound File: Brilhart Level Air 5 vs The Woodwind vs Dukoff D7
Item:WWS00.00.9151.1-B45
Item:WWS00.00.821.1-B35
SOUND FILES: (Crucial Tip: Use Large Speakers!)
New Sound File 12-2011: Alto MPC file: Brilhart Level Air 5 vs The Woodwind vs Dukoff D7 New Sound File 12-2011: 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: 9-28-10: Here's a new Tenors mouthpiece file: Otto Link Tone Edge 9 vs. Steve Broadus NY "perfected" vs. Berg Larsen 110-2-0 Sound File: 4-29-10 A three mouthpiece comparison, for a The Martin Baritone sax. These are all hard rubber and difference is huge, between a Yamaha 4c, a Buescher "Pickle" and a Martin Slimline: 12-29-09: This should be fun, here are a couple ALTO mouthpiece comparisons, on a 5 digit mk vi. Sound File: first, a Link master 4star, vs a Meyer 5, vs a Link hard rubber slant signature Sound File: next a Selmer S80_C star vs, a Meyer 5, vs, Berg Larson fat body
I get a lot of questions about my old friend Bob Carpenter... Bob got a lot of mouthpiece refacers started, such as Theo Wanne, who in turn, got others started later... but no one does nicer work than Bob. Check out "Bob's Page" to know more: READ ON...
A professionally custom refaced mouthpiece will almost always play better than a factory facing. |
