Worldwidesax - Fine Vintage Saxophones

We are located in WA state, WWS  business hours are Pacific time.

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We don't accept credit cards in the shop, but you can use your credit card to pay through Pay Pal...  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.

  E-mail "Sarge" with  questions about Worldwidesax stock, at:  wwsax@comcast.net  

Below are the links to the various pages of the site, link access changes as you visit other pages, if you get stuck, use your back button to come back to the home page and click around  again.

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 my work schedule.  I 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 it's turn comes up... you send it to arrive on schedule and we return it on schedule.

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  E-mail "the sarge" with  questions about our vintage saxes at:   wwsax@comcast.net   

 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).

Here is a pic of some custom resonator work.  We can size the reso to your tonehole, or whatever you like.

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We can get you virtually any resonator made, my favorite is the  Resotech solid silver reso.

Check out our new page all about relacquers 

 

NEW!

WE DO GOLD AND SILVER ELECTRO-PLATING

That's right, we now have a:

 GOLD STAR Pro plating system

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The Industry's Premier Silver and Gold Plating System 

 Ask about having us Plate your Bell interior in
24 carat or  ROSE GOLD 

Our Work Schedule,

Rebuild Progress:  

1-2-08  Buescher Top Hat Alto:  WWS stock gets a vintage style rebuild, for a customer Done

1-11-07 King Soprano:  A customer's horn gets a  Premium vintage rebuild with Roo pads and small flat metal resonators  Done

1-16-08  G.P. Conn Chu Tenor   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer Done

1-21-08  Buescher 400 Bari: WWS stock gets buescher style rebuild, for a  customer Done

1-31-08  Buescher Aristocrat Alto:  Silver alto gets a little TLC and some Gold in the bell Done

2-7-08  Buffet DA Tenor:  A customer's horn gets a  Premium vintage rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators DONE

2- 14 -08  1933 Buescher New Aristocrat tenor:  Customers horn  gets a Buescher snap-in Premium rebuild. Done

2- 21 -08  King Saxello::  WWS stock receives a Premium Vintage style rebuild, and custom gold plating of thekeys. Done

2-29-08  Selmer mk vi alto:  Customers horn gets a  french standard rebuild. Done

3-9-08  Martin Comm 2 tenor:  WWS stock receives a premium rebuild, for a customer. Done

3-14-08  Conn Chu S#223 tenor:  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer. Done

  3-21-08  Leblanc Semi Rational Alto:  A customer's horn receives a Vintage style rebuild. Done

3-29-08  Buescher C Soprano:  A customer's horn gets a  Premium vintage rebuild. Done

4-9-08 1965 King  Super 20:  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer. DONE

4-19-08  Buffet Super Dynaction Tenor Sax.  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer. DONE

4-29-08  Buffet Super Dynaction Alto Sax.  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer. DONE

5-9-08  SML GM Tenor:  A customer's horn gets a  Premium rebuild, with saxgourmet pads. IN PROGRESS

5-19-08   Conn C-Soprano: WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer.

5-29-08 Buescher Bb Soprano:  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer.

6-9-08   Martin C-Soprano:  a customers c-sop gets a Premium rebuild.

6-19-08 Silver SML Rev D Tenor:  WWS stock receives a Premium, Vintage style rebuild.

6-29-08 Conn 28 m alto  A customer's horn receives a Vintage Conn style rebuild.

7-9-08  '39 King Tenor:  WWS stock receives a  Vintage style rebuild.

7-19-08 1950 King  Super 20 alto:  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild.

7-29-08  1951 The Martin Tenor:  WWS stock receives a Vintage style rebuild, for a customer

 

 

 

 

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 it's rebuild before any of our other worldwidesax.com inventory. 

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Everybody loves these new Kangaroo skin pads, Saxgourmet and 'Roo 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.

 

Hard to find:

Here is a helpful outline of Keilwerth serial Numbers:

Keilwerth Serial Numbers:

1925: 0-800 

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. #104,00

1998:  #109,000

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

Bundy Special

Armstrong

Heritage

King Tempo

Champion

Calvert Deluxe

Silvertone

Hammerschmidt (sopranos)

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

 

I thought it might be fun to see a condensed list of the horns WWS totally rebuilt in the last couple years.  This doesn't include the hundreds of horns we have adjusted or partially rebuilt for customers:

12- 30 -06  Buffet SDA Alto:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's. Done

1-2-07 1969 King Super 20 Tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's, like original king setups  Done

1-9-07 SML REV D TENOR  WWS Stock gets prepped for a silver restoration at anderson's.  At Andersons

1-10-07 Martin Comm Tenor 137k:  just rebuilt WWS stock, gets a check over and goes to Australia DONE

1-13-07   The Martin Tenor :  WWS stock gets a martin style rebuild, tan prestini pads and flat metal reso's. Done

1-16-07 1948 Conn 10M Tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's, like original Conn setups Done

1-19-07  Martin C-Mel Tenor: Customers horn gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's. Done

1-23-07  1940's Conn 10M tenor:  A customer's horn gets a  vintage Conn style rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  DONE

1-23-07 1925 Conn Artist model alto: Customers awesome Artist model gets a french standard rebuild,  but with Flat metal reso's, like original Conn setups Done

1-27-07 Martin Comm Tenor 139k:  WWS stock gets a martin style rebuild, tan prestini pads and flat metal reso's.  Done

2-6-07  Keilwerth "Bundy Special"  Customers horn gets a french standard rebuild,  but with Flat metal reso's, which are ideal on these. IN PROGRESS 

2-10-07  Martin Comm 1 Tenor:  Customers horn gets a french standard rebuild,  but with Flat metal reso's, which are ideal on these. Done

2-12-07 Selmer MK VI Tenor:  Early 6 digit horn gets a Premium rebuild with saxgourmet pads and seamless domed metal reso's. DONE

2-14-06 Conn C melody, 179k:  A customers C-mel gets a french standard rebuild,  but with small Flat metal reso's, like M series Conn setups Done

2-15-07 Couf Superba 1: Tenor: gets a standard rebuild with saxgourmet pads and Resotech slightly domed solid silver  reso's.  Done

2-28 -07  Martin Committee 1 Tenor:  Customers horn gets a french standard rebuild,  but with Flat metal reso's, which are ideal on these. Done

3-6-07  Selmer MK VI Tenor:  I'm prepping this one to go to Andersons silver plating, for a nice resto.  I has been custom engraved by Jason DuMars and i look forward to seeing it when it's all done in a few months. at anderson's

3-7-06 Buescher Big B Tenor:  a customer horn needed all new cork, felt and a complete adjustment  DONE

3-14-07  New King Alto:  WWS stock gets a Premium rebuild for a customer Done

 3-18-07  King Zephyr Tenor:  Customer horn gets a complete Vintage rebuild.  DONE

 3-16-07 The Martin Tenor:  WWS stock gets satin finish and Vintage Standard rebuild  DONE

 3- 20 -07  Buffet SDA tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's.  DONE

 3- 22 -07  Buescher Super 400 tenor:  WWS Stock gets a Buescher snap-in Standard rebuild. DONE

3- 27 -07  Buffet SDA tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's. DONE

 3- 30 -07  Buescher Aristocart tenor:  WWS Stock gets a Buescher snap-in Premium rebuild. DONE

4-2-07 SML Gold Medal Tenor:  WWS stock gets a french/vintage style rebuild, with flat metal resonators.  DONE 

4-15-07   Martin Soprano:  A customer's horn gets a  vintage style rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  DONE  

4- 18 -06 F. Holton Alto:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's. DONE 

4-20-07   Conn Silver and gold Curved Soprano:  A customer's horn gets a  vintage Conn style rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  Done 

4-24-07 Buescher "Bandmaster" Alto:   A customer's horn gets a  vintage Buescher style rebuild with metal backed  pads and original metal resonators  Done 

4-27-07   Conn Silver and gold C Soprano:  A customer's horn gets a  vintage Conn style rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators   Done

4-28-07  Selmer MK VI Tenor:  Customers h orn gets a Premium Rebuild, Prestini pads and plastic resonators, in the original selmer style  Done 

  5-3-07 The Martin Soprano   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  Done

5-8-07   SML Rev D Tenor:  WWS stock is back from Anderson/complete silver restoration, and gets a  vintage style rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  DONE

5-15-07  S#154k Selmer MK VI Tenor:  Customers horn gets a Premium Selmer style rebuild, and seamless domed metal reso's .  Done

 5-12-07 The Martin Alto:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  Done

5-20-07  S#154k Selmer MK VI Tenor:  Customers horn gets a Selmer style rebuild, and seamless domed metal reso's . Done

5-22-07 The Martin Tenor:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  Done

5-25-07  S#130k Selmer MK VI Alto:  WWS horn gets a Selmer style rebuild, with TAN Prestini kangarooskin pads, metal reso's.DONE

5-29-07 Buffet Dynaction Tenor:   WWS stock, the Dynaction stencil "Kings Musical Instruments" gets a vintage french style rebuild, tan prestini's flat metal resonators. Done

6-1-07 Buescher Top Hat Alto:   WWS stock gets a  vintage Buescher style rebuild with metal backed  pads and original metal resonators, for a customer.  Done

6-6-3-07  Silver The Martin Tenor:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer DONE

6-12-07  Lacquer The Martin Tenor:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer  DONE

6-19-3-07  Lacquer The Martin Tenor:   rebuilt tenor gets disassembled and P/C for a sale. DONE

6-23-07  Silver Silvertone (Conn) Alto::  Customer alto gets a  Vintage Conn style rebuild with  tan prestini pads, flat metal reso's. DONE

6-27-07 Conn soprano:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer  DONE  

  7-5-07   Selmer mk vi Tenor:  Customer horn gets a  Selmer style rebuild with  Saxgourmet  pads, plastic domed reso's. DONE

 7-11-07 Martin silver handcraft alto: Customers horn gets a Selmer style rebuild DONE

7-17-03 Silver Selmer mk vi Tenor:  Customer Resto gets a  Selmer style rebuild with  saxgourmet pads, metal domed reso's. DONE 

7-27-07 SML/king marigaux alto:  Customer horn gets a  vintage style rebuild with Prestini pads and flat metal resonators. DONE

8-7-07 Conn Chu Tenor:   WWS stock gets a  Premium vintage style rebuild with Saxgourmet pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer  DONE

8-17-07 King Zephyr Tenor:   Customer horn gets a  vintage style rebuild with Prestini pads and flat metal resonators. DONE

8-28-07 1960 Buescher 400 Tenor Sax:  WWS tenor gets a original style buescher snap in rebuild for a customer. Done

9-8-07   Buffet S-1 Tenor:   WWS tenor gets a vintage french style rebuild, tan prestini's flat metal resonators.  Done

King/SML Alto:  WWS stock gets a vintage style rebuild, for a customer  Done

9-17-07 Buescher curved soprano:   A customer's horn gets a  vintage Buescher style rebuild with metal backed  pads and it's original metal resonators  Done

9-27-07  King C-Mel Tenor:   A customer's horn gets a  vintage rebuild with tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators  Done

10-8-07  Selmer Signet:  WWS  alto gets a  Vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads, flat metal reso's.  DONE

10-18-07  Dolnet Belair Tenor:  WWS  tenor gets a  Vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads, flat metal reso's. DONE

10-28-07  Gold Plated Conn Wonder Alto:  WWS alto gets a  Vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads, flat metal reso's. Done

11-7-07   King Super 20:  customers silver 20 gets a complete rebuild and some TLC .Done

11-15-07   Lacquer The Martin Tenor 155k:   WWS stock gets a  vintage style rebuild with  tan prestini pads and flat metal resonators, for a customer Done

 

 12-11-07 Tone King Alto:  customers alto gets a complete rebuild and some TLC. Done

12-15-08 Buffet SDA Tenor : WWS stock gets cleaning,  TLC and set up for customer.  DONE

12-22-07   Selmer mk vi Tenor:  Customer horn gets a poor relacquer stripped from the body and silver plated, then a Selmer style premium rebuild with  Saxgourmet  pads, plastic domed reso's 

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1-3-06  Buescher Top Hat and Cane Tenor:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild. DONE

1-4-06 Conn 10M:  Justin's stock gets a premium Conn style rebuild DONE

1-5-06 Conn 10M:  Sarge's new silver tenor gets some silver touch up, some mods and a premium Conn style rebuild  DONE

1-10-06  SML/King Marigaux:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild and kangaroo pads,  for a customer.   DONE

1-17-06  .Buescher ARISTO ART DECO Tenor: Customers horn gets a Silver restoration and when it's back it gets custom buescher snap in rebuild.  IN PROGRESS

1-17-06  Conn C melody Soprano:  Customers silver sop gets a hand polish and a conn style rebuild  DONE

1-24-06  SML Tenor:  Customers horn gets some TLC and a complete rebuild DONE

1-31-05 Kohlert Alto:  we will strip and Premium rebuild a very cool Czech made Kohlert, for a customer  DONE

2-6-06  1945 King Zephyr Tenor:  WWS stock gets a total rebuild for a customer to trial.  DONE

2-14-06  Conn Gold Plate Tranny Tenor:  Customers horn gets TLC and a complete Conn Style rebuild.  DONE

2-15-06:  Silver New King Tenor:  WWS stock get a complete rebuild and some TLC, for customer.  DONE

2-21-06  Selmer MK VI gets a total restoration, for a customer.  DONE

2-23-06 Martin Troubador Alto:   WWS stock get a complete rebuild for a customer.  DONE

2-27-06  SML Tenor:  WWS stock gets some TLC and a complete Silver Restoration for a custome: at andersons

2-28-06 Buescher  Big B:  Customers alto gets an original Buescher style rebuild.Done

3-7-06  The Martin Tenor:  WWS stock gets a original martin style rebuild for a customer. DONE

3-7-06   emergency repairs for a local customers MK VI Tenor Done.

3-8-06  Conn C mel Soprano:  work begins on this restoration.  Done

3-12-06  The Martin Tenor:  WWS stock 153k   gets a premium rebuild and saxgourmet pads DONE

3-14-06  Buescher C-melody tenor:  WWS stock get completely rebuilt, for a customer DONE

3-16-06  The Martin Tenor:  A customers horn gets a complete rebuild and some key extensions, etc.  DONE

3-18-06 Buescher  Big B:  Customers alto gets an original Buescher style rebuild, with a premium upgrade. DONE

3-21-06 1970 Buescher  400 tenor: Gets an original Buescher style rebuild, for local customer.  Done

3-25-06  Conn C-melody Alto:  WWS stock get completely rebuilt, for a customer  DONE 

4-2-06  King Super 20 Tenor:  WWS Stock 411k, gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's, like original king setups DONE

  4-4-06  1961 Buescher Super 400 Tenor Sax:  WWS stock gets completely rebuilt, for a customer  Done

4-4-06 Keilwerth New King Tenor:  WWS stock gets a french standard rebuild and all new stainless springs.  Done

4-8-06 Conn 10  399K    WWS stock gets completely rebuilt, for a customer DONE

4-15-06 King Silversonic Tenor:  One of my personal collection finally gets some attention, a premium rebuild with Saxgourmet pads and  oversized Resotech Solid silver domed reso's.DONE

4-18-06 Silver Buescher Aristocrat:  Justin rebuilds his aristo for a customer DONE

4-20-06 SML Alto  Customers alto gets an original SML style rebuild, but with the premium upgrade, to smooth the key action  Done

4-25-06  1956 King Zephyr:  WWS stock gets completely rebuilt, for a customer Done

4-29-06 Buescher Soprano:  Customers soprano gets a complete rebuild, with buescher snap in pads. DONE

5-9-06  Martin "Typewriter"  Alto:  Customers silver alto gets a complete rebuild.  DONE

5-16-06  Conn C melody Alto:  Customers silver c- alto gets a complete rebuild.  DONE

5-10-06  New King Soprano:  WWS stock gets a complete rebuild for a customer Done

5-13-06  Conn Chu Baritone:  Silver Restoration gets it's custom rebuild  Done

5-14-06  The Martin Tenor 206k:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild, for a customer Done

5-17-06  The Martin Tenor 192.2k:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild, for a customer Done

5-19-06 Conn Curved Soprano  A customers deco model soprano gets a complete Premium rebuild.DONE

5-24-06  King Zephyr Tenor:  WWS stock gets a complete French rebuild for a customer. DONE

5-27-06  Selmer SBA Baritone:  Prep and send to Anderson's Silver Plating. DONE

6-1-06  1961Buffet Tenor:  WWS stock gets a complete rebuild, for a customer. DONE

6-6-06    Silver The Martin Tenor :  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild, Saxgourmet pads and seamless domed reso's.  DONE

6-14-06  Selmer MK VI  Tenor:   customers horn gets prepped for a total silver restoration, and eventually a selmer style repad DONE

6-19-06  Selmer MK VI  Tenor:   Another customers horn is just back from its  total silver restoration, now gets it's  selmer style repad  DONE

6-24-06  Buescher Art Deco Aristo  Tenor:   Another customers horn is just back from its  total silver restoration, now gets it's  Buescher style repad.  DONE

6-22-06  The Martin Alto:  WWS stock gets completely rebuilt for a customer in Japan. DONE

6-28-06  Selmer SA80  Tenor:    Customers horn gets a premium,  Selmer style repad, Saxgourmet pads and metal domes  IN PROGRESS

7-6-06 Conn Curved Soprano  A customers deco model soprano gets a complete Premium rebuild. DONE

7-12-06  The Martin Tenor:  A customers horn gets a complete rebuild  DONE

7-14-06  Buescher Art Deco Aristo  Tenor:   WWS stock gets prepped and ready to go for it's  total silver restoration, at Anderson silver plating In Progress/ At Andersons

7-17-06  King Zephyr Baritone:  Customers horn gets a "Vintage King Rebuild", with tan prestini pads and flat metal reso's. DONE

7-20-06  King C-Melody Tenor:  Customers horn gets a 1920's style repad. DONE

7-20-06  King Zephyr Special Tenor:  Sarges "special" gets a premium rebuild. DONE

7-25-06  Dolnet "Le Chambre" Tenor:  Customers Belaire model gets a complete rebuild. DONE

7-27-06  Silver Martin Alto:  A customers horn gets a complete rebuild. DONE

8-5-06 Martin Imperial Alto:  A customers horn gets a complete rebuild.  DONE

8-6-06    Silver The Martin Tenor :  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild, Saxgourmet pads and seamless domed reso's.   DONE

8-9-06  "The Martin  Baritone":  Customers horn gets resprung, with stainless steel springs and a  "Premium Rebuild", with Saxgourmet pads and Noyak reso's. DONE

8-10-06  King Zephyr Baritone:  Customers horn gets a "Vintage King Rebuild", with tan prestini pads and flat metal reso's.  DONE

8-22-06  Buescher Aristo Alto:  Customers horn is prepped and sent to Anderson's, for a  silver restoration  AT ANDERSONS SILVER

8-25-06  SML GM Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a Premium complete rebuild, with Resotech Solid Silver reso's.done

8-29-06  Conn New Wonder "Chu Berry" Tenor:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild for a customer in the UK SOLD

9-2-06  SML /  King Marigaux Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a Premium complete rebuild, for a customer.  Done

9-5-06  Selmer MK VI 105k Tenor:  A customers horn will undergo a  Silver Restoration and complete Premium Rebuild Done

9-5-06  Selmer MK VI 143k Tenor:  Customers tenor is back from Andersons and now it gets it's gets a complete rebuild. Done

9-15-06 Selmer Tenor #137k  gets a French + Premium complete rebuild, for a customer. Done

9-14-06  Martin "Dick Stabile" Tenor:  Customers DS model gets a Vintage Rebuild. DONE

9-21-06  SML /  King Marigaux Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a Premium complete rebuild, for a customer.  DONE

9-26-06  Selmer "SBA" Bari:  WWS stock  is back from Andersons and now it gets it's gets a complete rebuild.DONE

 10-1-06  Buescher 400 Top Hat Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a Premium Buescher snap in rebuild and some TLC.  DONE/FOR SALE

10-3-06 Conn ART DECO TRANNY TENOR:  A customers awesome, but filthy Tranny gets a Premium rebuild, Roo pads and gold plated seamless domed reso's.  DONE

10-3-06 SML Rev D  Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a Premium complete rebuild  DONE 

10-6-06 JK Amati Silver Bari:  WWS stock horn gets a complete rebuild, for a customer.DONE 

10-17-06  King Zephyr Tenor:  WWS stock horn gets a complete rebuild, for a customer. DONE

10-18-06 Selmer MI VI  Bari: customer horn gets a complete rebuild.DONE

10-24-06  1936 Conn 10M Tenor:  WWS stock gets a Silver Resto, starting with prep. IN PROGRESS / AT Andersons

10-27-06  Buescher Tru-tone Tenor:  Customer horn gets a Buescher snap in rebuild and some TLC.  DONE

10-31-06  Buescher Aristo / Art Deco Tenor:  WWS stock tenor gets a Buescher snap in rebuild and some Premium upgrades. DONE

Gold Conn "Chu" Tranny model Gets a White Roo Pad/Gold Plated Pisoni's, Premium rebuild  DONE

11-14-06  Conn C-Melody Tenor:  A Customers horns gets a complete rebuild. Done

11-17-06  Buescher Aristo Alto:  Customer horn gets a Premium Buescher snap in rebuild.Done

11-18-06  Selmer MK VI tenor:  A customers Silver Restoration is back from Anderson's and gets a complete rebuild  Done

11-24-06 Selmer MK VII Alto:   Customer horn gets a Premium  rebuild, including Saxgourmet pads. Done

11-25-06  Selmer MK VI tenor:  WWS stock gets a complete rebuild DONE

12-8-06 Holton Silver Alto:   Customer horn gets a Premium  rebuild, including Saxgourmet pads Done

12-5-06  1940 Buescher Aristo Tenor:  WWS stock gets a premium rebuild for a customer. Done

12-10-06  The Martin Tenor:  A customers horn gets a complete vintage style rebuild Done

12-12-06 1969 King Super 20 Tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's, like original king setups Done

12-19-06 Buescher Aristo Alto:  Silver Resto is back and gets its rebuild, for a customer.Done

12-18-06  Martin Committee 2 Tenor:  WWS stock gets a Premium vintage rebuild and new stainless steel springs  Done

12-23-06  Conn Satin Gold Plate "Chu" Tenor:  WWS stock(former sarges collection) horn gets a last playtest/check before shipping to UK  DONE

 12-26 -06  Buffet SDA Tenor:  WWS Stock gets a French Standard rebuild, but with Flat metal reso's.Done

 

1-1-05  Selmer SBA Alto: 

1-03-05   Conn Chu Alto: 

1-4-05 SML "KING" Marigaux Tenor gets The Total Silver restoration, Custom engraving from Jason DuMars and a Premium rebuild with Saxgourmet pad and Stainless Steel springs   

1-7-05 Buescher New Aristocrat Silver Tenor:

1-12-05  The Martin Indiana Alto: 

1-13-05  Buffet SDA Tenor:  

1-21-05  Buescher Curved Soprano: 

1-27-05  Conn Bass Sax:   

2-7-05   Conn "Chu" Silver Tenor.   

2-17-05 1958 SML TENOR.  Just back from Anderson and stunningly beautiful, gets a premium rebuild, for customer. 

2-22-05  Selmer MK 7 alto

2-28-05  Buescher True tone alto:   

3-7-05 Buescher Big B Bari:   

3-11-05  Buescher Elkhart alto:  

3-14-05  Buffet S1 Tenor:   

3-18-05  Martin Comm 1 Tenor:  Prep for Silver Restoration.  At Anderson Silver Platers... .

3-20-05  SML Primax alto:   

3-26-05  Buffet SDA Tenor:  

3-30-05  Conn Art Deco Chu Tenor:  Silver Resto, then a complete rebuild

4-1-05  King Soprano:   

4-2-05  Martin Handcraft Alto: 

4-6-05  Selmer N.Y. Alto:  

4-13-05  B&S Silver Tenor: 

4-18-05 The Martin Tenor:  Silver Resto, then a complete rebuild

4-22-05  King C-Melody Tenor:  

4-29-05  SML Rev D Tenor: 

5-5-05  Conn 6M  

5-10-05   The Martin Tenor:   

5-17-05  Conn 30M

5-24-05   Martin "Typewriter" Soprano:   

5-30-05  King Marigaux Tenor:  Just back from andersons silver plating and ready for it's premium rebuild.  

6- 4- 05  The Martin Tenor 

6-7-05  Conn Curved Soprano:  

6- 14- 05  The Martin Tenor  

6-15-05  Martin  Curved Soprano:  

6-15-05 Buescher Top Hat Tenor: 

6-22-05 SML Gold Medal Alto:  

6-28-05 The Martin Baritone:  

7-5-05  Conn ART DECO Tenor Restoration: Satin Silver Resto completed,  for a rare art deco model, now it gets its rebuild  Done

7-9-05 Buescher Big B Tenor:  

7-12-05 Conn Chu Alto: 

7-19-05 Conn Chu Tenor: 

7-23-05  Selmer MK VI tenor: 

7-26-05  Conn Tranny Bari:  WWS stock gets prepped for Total Silver Resto. DONE

7-28-05 Couf Superba 1 Tenor:  

8- 02- 05 Sml Gold Medal Tenor:  

8-7-05  Selmer MK VI tenor:  undergoes a Silver Restoration, prepping and shipping get things started.DONE

8-9-05  Buescher curved soprano: 

8-17-05  Buffet SDA Tenor:   

8-23-05 Martin Indiana Alto: 

8-30-05  Yanagasawa Alto:  

9-06-05  Martin Handcraft Soprano:  

9-13-05  Conn silver plate 6M:   

9-20-05 Conn gold plate Portrait Alto:   

9-27-05  
Buescher Curved Soprano: 

9-28-05 The Martin Tenor Committee: 

10-4-05  Yamaha 61alto:  

10-1-05  Buffet SDA 12k Tenor:  

10-8-05   Conn Art Deco Tranny alto:  

10-11-05  The Martin Tenor:  WWS stock is back from anderson's, complete silver resto and gets a premium kangaroo repad 

10-15-05  Selmer 116k Mk Vi Tenor:  WWS stock is back from anderson's, complete silver resto and gets a premium kangaroo repad 

10-25-05   Martin Comm II Tenor:  

10-28-05  Martin Imperial Tenor: 

10-28-05  King Super 20 Alto:   

11-1-05 King Zephyr Alto  

11-4-05  Martin Comm II Tenor:  WWS stock, Silver Restoration, gets a custom martin rebuild, for a customer. DONE 

11-7-05   Conn 10m:  

11-10-05  SML gold plate REV D Tenor:

11-13-05  Selmer BA-  

11-15-05 King Marigaux:  

11-22-05 Buescher Bass Sax:  

11-29 05  The Martin Tenor:   

12-07-05  The New King Tenor: 

12-13-05   "The Martin Alto: 

12-20-05  Martin Centennial Model Tenor:  

12-14-05  Selmer SBA Tenor:  

12-24-05 The Martin Magna Tenor:   

12-27-05 SML Alto: 

12-27-05 Martin Comm II Tenor: 

 

1-5-04 Buescher Aristo Tenor:    

1-15-04  Selmer MK VI  Bb Bari 

1-21-04  Selmer SBA  Bb Bari  w/ silver resto

1-31-04  1937 Conn 10 M:  

2-3-04  New King Alto:  

2-10-04 SML Rev D Tenor   

2-17-04  Buescher Elkhart model Alto:

2-23-04 Buescher Big B Tenor: 

2-26-04  1948 Conn 10 M: 

4-2-04  Conn 6 M:   

3 6-04 Keilwerth SX90R BG:  

2-26-04  1957 Conn 10 M:  

3-1-04 Keilwerth SX-90 Tenor  

3-15-04  Buescher Big B Tenor: 

3-22-04  SML alto:  

3-26-04 Selmer MK VII Tenor: 

4-2-04  Conn 6 M:   

4-9-04 Buescher New Aristo: 

4-11-04  Selmer MK VI alto

4-15-04 The Martin Tenor: 

4-21-04 King Super 20 Alto: 

4-26-04 Conn  M Series C melody:  

5-1-04  Conn 30 M: 

5-7-04 Buescher Aristocrat Bari:  

5--17-04 Conn   C melody:  

5-26-04  King Soprano: 

     6-3-04  Selmer MK VI Tenor: 

 6-9-04  Conn New Wonder Gold Plate "Chu Berry" Tenor:   

 6-17-04  SML tenor:   w/ silver resto

6-25-04   Martin Handcraft Committee Alto:  

6-30-04  "The Martin Tenor": 

7-6-04  "The Martin Bari":  

7-12-04  King super 20. 

7-20-04  Buescher Big B alto  w/ silver resto

7-17-04   Martin Handcraft Tenor:   

7-20-04 1928 Conn "Chu" Tenor:  

7-27-04 1942 Conn 10m Tenor":  

8-03-04  King Tempo Bari:  

8-10-04  King Zephyr Bari:  

8-13-04  Buescher THC Tenor:  

8-19-04   "The Martin Tenor  Music Man  Model":   

8-22-04 Conn 10 M:   

8-28-04 The Martin Tenor: 

9-3-04   "The Martin Tenor  Music Man  Model": 

9-10-04   Buescher Big B  tenor:  

9-15-04   King curved soprano: 

9-22-04  Couf Superba 1 Low A Bari:  

9-28-04  King gold plate soprano:  

  9-30-04 Conn Silver and gold plate soprano:  

10-4-04  Martin Alto:  

10-9-04  SML mk I alto  

10-14-04   Buescher Big B alto    w/ silver resto

10-19-04 SML Tenor:  

10-26-04 the Martin Alto:  

11-02-04  Total Silver Restoration for Conn Bass Sax, for a customer. 

11-4-04 Big B Tenor:  

11-09-04  Conn Chu Tenor 

11-13-04 SML/King Marigaux Tenor:  

11-18-04 Total Premium Rebuild for another Martin Music Man Tenor

11-21-04  Total Silver Resto and  MK VI Rebuild rebuild for Selmer MK VI  

11-25-04   SILVER RESTORATION AND REBUILD FOR CUSTOMERS 1958 SML TENOR.  

11-29-04    SML Standard

12-03-04  Total restoration in silver and gold plate,  Conn Chu Alto

12-13-04   Selmer MK VII 

11-16-04 SML Gold Medal Tenor:    .  

12-20-04  Buescher 400 Alto:   

12-27-04  Selmer SBA Alto:  

 

 

Our Finest Works, Past and Present

This page is a chance for me to feature some of my favorite jobs over the years.  This is perhaps 10% of the work I have done.  Sometimes our finest work is done on the least likely of horns... it doesn't have to be a five digit Selmer to be a fine sounding sax.  

Folks see my restorations and think i push that kind of stuff, but i don't.  i always like to see people keep their horns as original as possible.  if you like the sound now, i would keep your original finish, even if it's ugly.  if you look at a lot of the classic players horns, they weren't too pretty.  i usually only do silver and gold resto's on horns that have been relacquered or otherwise compromised already. 

None are for sale, as they all have very happy homes.  I will use thumbnail links to help with the pages loading time, so click on the pics:    

 

From jan 08:  We restored this one to it's former glory by stripping, silver plating and totally rebuilding a 5 digit MK VI that had been relacquered with epoxy lacquer and the tone compromised.  

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All done and playing great.  removing that epoxy lacquer really opened up the horn and helped it to really vibrate again.

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From august 07:  A Silver Restoration project is back from plating and it's time to do some custom gold plating and rebuild it for the owner:

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The engraving is just superb and next i will embellish it with gold highlighting, in key spots...

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Here's a before and after shot of the neck octave arm

here's the finished neck

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i have the engraving on the body all gold plated now, i just need to take some more pics.

here's two, more coming...

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This unique Selmer is all done now and came out just beautiful.

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SML Rev D Tenor: A customer bought this one last year and we sent it off to Anderson silver for a beautiful resto.

sml132a.jpg (267891 bytes) sml132b.jpg (363210 bytes)  SML Rev D TENOR:   S# 132XX indicates circa 1955, one of the very last made before the Gold Medal model was introduced.   so, this one is sold, but i thought you might like to watch as she comes back together... SOLD

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She is back together and I just started playing her.  I like too do a three day play/test on my rebuilds, so that i can check it with the light each morning, play it, then clamp the keys down until the next morning.  This really helps get the pads seated and the horn off to a good start.

Here's some pics of her all assembled (it was spring, so you know... flowers.)

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This SML has a huge, rich voice, impeccable intonation and isn't bad on the eyes either...

 

 

A customer has been waiting for our 10m to get back from it's restoration at Anderson's and it's finally here: 

1936 Conn  10M :

BEFORE  36conn10md.jpg (259989 bytes)36conn10mc.jpg (331688 bytes)36conn10mb.jpg (333618 bytes)36conn10ma.jpg (316438 bytes)  1936 Conn 10M Tenor:   Serial #272,xxx, made about 1936.  Very little of the original finish left, but in excellent physical condition, minimal dents, no previous repairs.  Rolled tone holes, big 10m sound. I plan to send her to Anderson Silver Plating for a Satin silver Finish, with polished highlights and a 24 carat gold bell interior... and while she's in Elkhart, Sherry will re-engrave the lady too.  When she's back, I'll totally rebuild her with Tan Prestini pads and flat metal resonators... and a full Premium Upgrade, to enhance her old design and make her feel smooth and fast.   SOLD

I just got this one back from Andersons and will get some pics to share soon  36conn10mf.jpg (331497 bytes)  36conn10me.jpg (334094 bytes) 

One of the modifications the customer wanted on this horn was a strap hook system that would allow more flexibility... so we co-opted the king zephyr three hook concept and it came out nicely,  this will allow for much better balance.

She's 95% back together and it stopped raining for a minute, so i thought i better get some nice pics...

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THIS ONE ENDED UP HAVE A RICH SMOOTH SOUND THAT ONLY THE PRE WAR CONN'S CAN GET.  FABULOUS SOUND, 

 

 

This is a total silver "custom" restoration, for  a customers son.  Our customer played this sax in school and wanted to give it to his son, but totally customize it first, so we prepped it and sent it to Anderson silver plating for silver and gold plating and to Sherry at Artistic engravings, for a complete custom engraving.

I'm just getting started installing black Kangaroo pads, with Pisoni domed metal resonators. silver buescher2.jpg (251863 bytes)   I'll finish up with a Premium rebuild, incorporating lots of Teflon and Ultrasuede on the moving parts, to make the action smooth and fast... and tech cork and synth cork for quieting.

She's finished now.  this is a fantastic horn.  the sound is big, open and warm.  the looks are incredible.  WOW. 

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Here's a really nice MK VI that we restored in the European style.  No engravings, just the Selmer logo stamp, clean and beautiful:  

1963 Selmer Mark VI tenor:  Ser. 105,xxx, dates it to 1963, it was sent to us  already relacquered and needing a lot of TLC. We removed some dents and many dings and scratches, as well as possible, then sent it to Anderson's Silver for a European market resto, all polished silver, no engravings, just the selmer logo stamp.  Selmer's can have a lot of punch if you customize them, so we decided to do a Premium rebuild with teflon and ultrasuede upgrades to the mechanics and use  Saxgourmet pads and 50's style seamless metal domes, as recreated by Pisoni. Ok, i got some outdoor pics of her all finished.  This sax sounds so much fuller and richer now than when she first showed up here.  A true players horns!

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Buescher  "Art Deco" Aristocrat

Before  aristo272a.jpg (237987 bytes)aristo272c.jpg (358488 bytes)aristo272b.jpg (228295 bytes)

After  aristo272d.jpg (429260 bytes)aristo272h.jpg (531368 bytes)aristo272e.jpg (440401 bytes)aristo272f.jpg (347041 bytes)aristo272g.jpg (375911 bytes)  Buescher Aristocrat Tenor:  Rare early version of the Aristo, with the small bell for a more focused, sweeter sound.  Beautiful Art Deco engraving.  Think Johnny  Hodges tone.  Serial # 272,xxx, built about 1937.    No major damage ever done to it.  Neck looks great and has a matching S#.   I am going to remove a couple small dents/dings and do a Satin Silver Resto on this one, then when it's back from Anderson Silver Plating, I will do a complete rebuild/repad with metal backed Buescher style pads and snap the reso's back in.  It just returned from Andersons.  New pics above.

I've just finished her up, really quite beautiful.  Beautiful is really the right work for the tone produced by the small parabolic bore.  I would say it's a compact, or centered tone that is very warm and rich.

here are the "just finished" pics:

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Selmer MK VI Tenor:  This is a customers sax and it came to us relacquered and needing much TLC. So I prepped it, removed scratches, removed dents, cleaned up previous bad soldering work, buffed out small imperfections and sent it to Anderson's Silver Plating for plating and Artistic Engraving's for re-engraving.  It came out beautiful, have a look:

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Here, She's about halfway together.  Just to be clear, i never do re-lacquers, and i usually only do my silver resto's when a sax has already been relacquered... it's the only way to add back the weight and beauty again.  Here's half way finished pics

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This customer checked out our Rebuilds page and added the Premium Rebuild to this package.  It really does make the action much smoother and faster...

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