Saxophones Reduction in Martin horns for sale on eBay

ProfJames

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As I regularly check on eBay for all Martin saxophones for sale there appears to be a diminishing amount. Only twenty Martin horns for sale today. Are they becoming more popular?
 
I think the Ebay crowd have cottoned on to the fact that Martins are very desirable horns and were asking silly amounts for the lesser ones, (I hasten to add that most Martins are astonishingly good across the range), I had an Indiana alto which I regret selling to this day, I've also played a couple of tenors which were decidedly average. A well set up example is a joy to play, hang on to that Master Prof I think you might just have the best of both worlds, a player and an investment.
 
I think the Ebay crowd have cottoned on to the fact that Martins are very desirable horns and were asking silly amounts for the lesser ones, (I hasten to add that most Martins are astonishingly good across the range), I had an Indiana alto which I regret selling to this day, I've also played a couple of tenors which were decidedly average. A well set up example is a joy to play, hang on to that Master Prof I think you might just have the best of both worlds, a player and an investment.
I think you are right major. I couldn't bear to part with her anyway! I am keen to get a lacquered version as well. They are just such strange horns! And they sound great every so often when I play correctly! Just started playing again after ten months but it is like being a learner again! Forgotten all I had learnt in the previous eighteen months!

The Master is the one to try and handle. I am only allowed two hours per week at present due to ligament damage but that gives me time to look around the "sax for sale" market!
 
I think we can see a decreasing interest for the saxophone. When did you last hear new music on radio/TV .... with a sax?

Martin saxes are still very popular. I'm not going to sell any Martin. Maybe I'm going to buy a mint "The Martin Tenor" -58 and a "The Martin Magna Baritone". The baritone is expensive.
 
supply tends to fluctuate on ebay - plus it depends if you search on Ebay.com or Ebay.co.uk - I spotted 48 Martins on Ebay.com and I didn't search for all the stencils.... but not all of them will ship to the UK and there'd be import costs etc
Didn't spot a matching Typewriter for you.. oh hang on, there's a lacquer one here - http://doctorsaxwoodwinds.com/product/martin-typewriter-alto-sax/
now all you need is a matching silver plated tenor...
 
supply tends to fluctuate on ebay - plus it depends if you search on Ebay.com or Ebay.co.uk - I spotted 48 Martins on Ebay.com and I didn't search for all the stencils.... but not all of them will ship to the UK and there'd be import costs etc
Didn't spot a matching Typewriter for you.. oh hang on, there's a lacquer one here - http://doctorsaxwoodwinds.com/product/martin-typewriter-alto-sax/
now all you need is a matching silver plated tenor...
Doctor Saxwinds and myself are in discussion! There's another in Virginia and a gold plated one that will cost as much as DavidUK's SBA! First I need a job then I need to keep off the beer to afford my new flock of Martins!
 
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