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(And while we’re on the topic, don’t sell used reeds unless you have an exotic instrument that someone will have to copy from to make a new one, like a Sarrusophone or a rackett. I’m not a mouthpiece guy and each mouthpiece can be valued independently of the instrument. Mouthpieces are generally not included in this discussion. The only exception to this rule seems to be flutes and their headjoints - in most cases. It’s a pretty easy choice that the one with the original part will be valued higher. One has an original barrel and the other has a third-party barrel. Say I’m gonna buy a Selmer Centered Tone clarinet on eBay. Now, there are several third-party companies that make saxophone necks and clarinet barrels. This can put a ding on your horn’s overall value if the serial numbers don’t match. However, do note it’s possible that these parts may have serial numbers that are supposed to match the rest of the horn.
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The easiest and cheapest solution is to do what I mentioned above: you can try to find (usually) on eBay a beater instrument of the same make and model and around the same serial number that has that part intact and just swap the parts. It doesn’t play good and I wouldn’t buy your horn. I’ve seen several horns that have mis-matched parts. If you have some wire snips, a soldering iron and a Dremel tool, yes. I’ve got a 1925 Buescher True Tone that’s a beater. That is going to be the cheapest, easiest and best thing.Ī lot of folks also ask something like, “I’ve got a 1925 Conn New Wonder in perfect shape, but it’s missing the low C# key. To a certain extent, if you’ve bought an instrument that is MISSING a part, you can try to find (usually) on eBay a beater instrument of the same make and model and around the same serial number that has that part intact and just swap the parts. I get a lot of e-mails from folks that have bought (never “about to buy”) but bought an instrument of some kind and it’s perfect … except it’s missing 95% of its keywork. Yes, it has decent tone, but so do about a dozen other horns and a half-dozen others from the same era have better intonation and a couple even have better keywork, too.
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These horns are easily the equivalent of any top-of-the-line professional model that costs $2000+.Ĭonversely, slap the name “Selmer” on a saxophone, and you can get some deluded souls paying $1500+ for a Modele 22. Alto versions commonly sell in the $500 range. One of the most vastly undervalued saxophones is something called the “Buffet SuperDynaction”. Monetary value does not equal playability value. * Here’s another rule-of-thumb that works about as well as any rule of thumb: your intermediate horn is worth about 1/3 what you paid for it, new. In which case, it’s worth about 1/3 what you paid for it, new. * Here’s another rule-of-thumb that works about as well as any rule of thumb: your student horn is worth squat, except if it’s a Yamaha. * There are the rare cases where you can’t find a specific horn anywhere.
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If your sax falls outside of the realm of the everday, such as a Hammerschmidt, or if it’s not a pro horn: Presto! That’s how much your horn’s worth. There are still some dealerships that think that based on former clientele or based on who they have (had) working there, they can charge a premium. This means that a dealer’s horn is either a) in better condition or b) is just priced competitively. In most cases, dealers realize that eBay and other online auctions can provide about the same quality and a lot more quantity at a good price, so they’ve got to be competitive.
Use dealers that have pictures on their websites.Īside: So, you think dealers charge too much of a premium? Nope. Start searching dealers for the same make and model instrument as yours in the same condition as yours. Fire up Google or your favorite search engine. Condition can add or subtract a LOT of value.ģ. Look for *closed* ads with pictures for the same make and model instrument as yours in the same condition as yours. (Because it appeared on the Woodwind Forum, and thus included information for all woodwinds, where easily possible, I’ve edited the thread to include only the saxophone-specific content.) Determining Vintage Horn Values Part 1Ģ. This is what Pete suggests for your everyday, run-of-the-mill, vintage horn. It is a really good reference tool to help people figure out for themselves, what their vintage sax is worth. When I get questions like this, I tend to refer them to a thread that Pete Hales, the artist formerly known as saxpics, wrote in the Woodwind Forum.
I get a fair number of emails from people wondering how much their vintage saxophones are worth, or if a vintage sax they are thinking of buying is over-priced. Oftentimes the brands people email about, are the obscure ones that I have in my personal collection, and that I have dedicated pages for on my main website, such as: Pierret, La Monte, & Hammerschmidt.
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