Saxophones A century of saxophones

jonf · Oct 27, 2015

I've just bought a tenor from eBay, a Corton Amati. I like them, they play well and are good value. I'm away from home, up in Yorkshire this week, but I'll collect it on Sunday. The seller lives quite close to me, so nice and convenient.

Anyway, nerd that I am, for years I've kept a spreadsheet of all the saxes I've owned. Lots have come and gone over the years, although I usually have about a dozen at any one time. Anyway, this Amati takes me over a momentous threshold. It's the hundredth sax I've owned. Good job I haven't kept them all, or I wouldn't be able to move for the things.

ProfJames · Oct 27, 2015

Ton Upper!

Andrew Sanders · Oct 27, 2015

We are all nerds Jon.
We need to see the full list.

ProfJames · Oct 27, 2015

Agree with the Colonel.............list please.......

jonf · Oct 27, 2015

That'll have to wait until the weekend, as I'm away at the moment and the spreadsheet's on my home desktop.

saxyjt · Oct 27, 2015

jonf said:
It's the hundredth sax I've owned.

Man, you rock!

I need to de-stock before I go for the next one myself... But I most certainly will! >:)

But I'm very far from the century so far...

rhysonsax · Oct 27, 2015

Amazing !

Raise the Corton Amati to the crowd and acknowledge their applause.

Then you have to buy everyone a drink afterwards - at least you would at cricket.

Rhys

Colin1 · Oct 27, 2015

jonf said:
...Good job I haven't kept them all, or I wouldn't be able to move for the things.

You made that sound like a bad thing

Colin the Bear · Oct 27, 2015

Hold aloft and sing

View: https://youtu.be/lXjI2kuNkhE

Nick Wyver · Oct 27, 2015

100! Blimey.
I can only think of 23 in the last 43 years and I've still got a dozen of them.

Jeanette · Oct 27, 2015

I have owned 3 in total and only have 2 now. I did rent one for a while does that count? 🙂

Jx

ProfJames · Oct 27, 2015

Jeanette said:
I have owned 3 in total and only have 2 now. I did rent one for a while does that count? 🙂

Jx

97 to go Jeanette! Better get a move on!

Jeanette · Oct 27, 2015

ProfJames said:
97 to go Jeanette! Better get a move on!

So many saxes so little time........

Jx

Adrian63 · Oct 27, 2015

So; out of the hundred horns;.the dozen you have at any given time . If you could only keep one ? I have two tenors ; one half decent but too old. One old stencil that blows good. An honest question with no side. Why so many? Surely out of all one hundred there must have been at least one or two that were unreal. As a player , that one horn would nail it. Best; ade

saxyjt · Oct 27, 2015

Jeanette said:
So many saxes so little time........

Perhaps you spend too much time in the café instead of looking for your next horn! :rolleyes:

How 'bout another 62? The YAS are great too! >:)

Adrian63 · Oct 27, 2015

Thanks to Trimmy; I have the loan of a real nice Conn alto. I wanted to let him have it back. The mpc was a number one I think. Trimmy turned up today with an alto link 8 and a beautiful Beechler.I mean really nice, also an 8. Trimmy has been on the Cafe a long time .A more genuine guy you will not meet. It is a pleasure to know the Scouse family Trim . Good one Kev. ade

kevgermany · Oct 27, 2015

@jonf I can understand the buying, admire your pocket depth and understanding wife.

But how can you bring yourself to sell them The three I've sold have been like a divorce each time. And there's one I'd really like to marry again, despite my current polygamous state.

jonf · Oct 27, 2015

kevgermany said:
@jonf I can understand the buying, admire your pocket depth and understanding wife.

But how can you bring yourself to sell them The three I've sold have been like a divorce each time. And there's one I'd really like to marry again, despite my current polygamous state.

Kev, it's all about compartmentalisation. There are some which really mean a lot to me, which will never, ever be sold. My first ever sax, even though it's not that good, the first one I bought with my own money, my T992 'sax for life' and my fabulous, battered, £80, Griff'd Yanagisawa alto. Maybe one or two others. The others are, to a greater or lesser extent, just interesting. As well as having owned 100 saxes, I think I've sold on 86, maybe 87, I'll have to check when I'm home. Same goes for mouthpieces too.

It's all been pretty self financing, so I haven't needed deep pockets, and the lovely Mrs F tolerates it, as I tolerate her shoe/frock habit. The key to a successful marriage (20 years next anniversary).