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Ad here: Baritone Saxophone Vito | eBay
Not seen one before but someone may be interested?
Note the double arms on the bell key... the first to do this?
NB. I have no connection with the seller.
Indeed, and it's made of the same gauge material. Baritones are much more vulnerable to knocks, which is why they usually have much more substantial bell braces, but this one just makes do with the same as an alto.The brace is the same design on the alto and tenor
Beaugniers are indeed very nice horns, but I would want to have a very careful look at that particular sax before spending a grand on it. If's got quite a few dents and one of the key guards is mangled. The seller calls them superficial, I wouldn't. It's also, judging by the letters on the case, been used as a High School band instrument, which probably explains why it's a bit battered. That's about the hardest use than an instrument can get. Might be a great playing sax, but it would need a thorough check over to be worth £1k.He will accept £1000 for it , if someone is interested , if it’s like their altos it will be a nice horn
That is not a double arm on the low B key, it is a link to the C# key to prevent it from opening if you snag a little of the C# keytouch as you put the low B keytouch down.Note the double arms on the bell key... the first to do this?
Not quite sure what you mean there, it was made by Beaugnier at the height of their talents, mid to late sixties. Perhaps not full-on vintage (whose definition seems to keep changing as the decades go by), but try to tick off on one hand "vintage" baris that have the "modern" left hand pinky table. Selmer, of course, some Keilwerth and stencils, King Super 20, this made in France Vito 38B (and, 39BA low A), and I think one other that just won't come to this old man's brain right now. Wait--Ida Maria Grassi Professional 2000 (if late eighties can be considered old enough).Early days though.
That's cheap. Early days though.
I think @Colin the Bear meant the eBay auction had some time to go, so the cheap price of £400 could riseNot quite sure what you mean there