Saxophones Do you buy saxes/gear without trying first. How did it work for you?

[jcn664]

I bet it is hard to find those. I've been in the same room with a Conn F mezzo, a King Saxello, and an Adolph Sax, none of which were for sale.

You're interested by conn f mezzo soprano and King saxello,
Do you see perfect curved by lyons and healy,

During this years, i will go in sax.co.uk, you will be try c soprano Adolphe sax perfect curved, and my conn f mezzo soprano,

 

[PigSquealer]

It's four alto ???

Five alto.

 

[pablop]

Yes I have, on my search for a good Ottolink Double Ring style I bought a Sakashama from a fellow member at SOTW which lead me to realize what amazing work Mr Sakashama does. I subsequently bought an alto one directly from him.

 

[Zasterz]

Pretty much 90% of gear I own has been purchased prior to trying. Not just saxes but guitars, basses, and other instruments where “personal fit” probably matters less (ex. keyboards). The reality is it’s just impossibly time-consuming to get my physical body to every location where something I might want is being offered for sale. Good return policies and buyer protection are some ways to navigate it.

 

[jcn664]

In the C-Mel world it's nigh on impossible to try them out. They are almost all either private sellers on the e auction site, on the charity auction site, in forum classifieds, or a 325 mile drive to the vintage shop.

All of my current horns (2 alto, 1 C-Mel) were purchased online. I have bought others, but have since sold them on.

Not totally correct, you could find for sale in different vintage Shop,

Sax machine, jf sax at Paris, you can try one.
In usa Shop : saxquest, getasax,... Etc.

And many shop exist and sold many vintage horn.

Now i don't know where do you live, but if it's in UK, i don't know what UK Shop existe, Google is your best friend. I know only sax.co.uk but not vintage.

After, and pratically, in C melody or another rare instrument, it's generaly consignment sale, but you can try directly in Shop if it's physical Shop and not online Shop

 

[jcn664]

I bet it is hard to find those. I've been in the same room with a Conn F mezzo, a King Saxello, a Conn-o-sax, and an Adolph Sax, none of which were for sale.

There are 3 King Saxellos for sale here:
Vintage Saxes Shop | Saxquest

Saxello is rare but you could find one for sale and trying before the Selling,

But conn ô sax or mezzo soprano or Adolphe sax horn pratically impossible to try one before the saling, exceptionnally if you're american.

Now try to find perfect curved lyons and healy, or Adolphe sax not fourth quartet => soprano/alto/tenor/baritone

You can trust me, when i say, sometime, you don't try before buying just because you could be lost great opportunity that you will never find after.