Saxophones Sioma alto sax

[BalancedReaction]

Not in UK, it died max 1950.

Indeed. Military bands stuck to the high pitch standard for a long time.
There are even HP Amati horns around. And the company was founded after WW2.
@milandro got one, I think.

 

[DavidUK]

Which manufacturer spearheaded the move from HP to LP?
If we take the period 1925 to 1950, what was the moving percentage of HP to LP during those 25 years?

 

[thomsax]

I find some American saxes playing better better around A=442 - 443 Hz. Some European saxes sound good below A=440 Hz. A young well educated sax player told a piano tech that the grand piano he just had tuned was not correct. His digital tuner showed A=443 Hz. "That's they way we/I tune a grand piano in Sweden and in an old theater" answered the piano tech.

 

[PigSquealer]

Which manufacturer spearheaded the move from HP to LP?
If we take the period 1925 to 1950, what was the moving percentage of HP to LP during those 25 years?

No telling where it started. On a hunch the band directors or conductors. Looks like the musicians association voted it in. 1910.
Became international law written into the treaty of Versailles 1919.

Concert pitch - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[EdJ]

Very belated reply to Hankenstein but it is never too late / too awkward to return something. I have made some amazing reconnections when I have found something someone left with me to look after or lent me.

I was triggered by seeing this ad and half remembering the thread.

Pardon our interruption...

Time to add a tenor to the alto?

 

[EdJ]

My very frst tenor sax was an Alex Burns 'Sioma'. My high school design technology teacher actually leant/gave it to me about 20 years ago... I played it for maybe a year before upgrading to a Selmer. I still have it stowed away somewhere here in my practice room. A bit awkward to give it back now!?

I'll try and dig it out and take some pictures.

Never too late. If still alive he / she might be quite touched. I have returned things decades later to quite emotional responses. There may of course be other reasons for it to be too embarrassing.

 

[EdJ]

I saw this and recalled this post. Never too late (as per my other response to Hankenstein)? Antique Alex Burns Sioma Saxophone In Fitted Case 1930’s | eBay

 

[EdJ]

sorry for the double reply to Hankenstein I forgot the previous one

 

[vzjp]

I saw this and recalled this post. Never too late (as per my other response to Hankenstein)? Antique Alex Burns Sioma Saxophone In Fitted Case 1930’s | eBay

Looks like a nice project.

 

[Woodpad]

From the history of pitch (Jesper Capion Larsen)


In Britain, in March 1964. the International Music Board of the Salvation Army noted an announcemnt of the manufacturers of brass instruments that they would cease production of brass band high pitch instrunents and produce only instruments in the low pitch.

 

[DavidUK]

Exactly what you're looking for?:

Antique Alex Burns Sioma Saxophone In Fitted Case 1930’s | eBay

Nice original, antique saxophone by Alex Burns, which I believe was manufactured in Paris and then sold in London in the 1930’s. It LOOKS complete to my untrained eye, and appears in good condition for age.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[vzjp]

Probably one of the stencil homade for Alex Burns by René Guénot.

 

[Sussexgeezah]

I happen to have an Alex Burns Sioma Tenor Sax, needs a fair bit of work to restore. Not sure what to do with it.

 

[Woodpad]

I happen to have an Alex Burns Sioma Tenor Sax, needs a fair bit of work to restore. Not sure what to do with it.

You could start by adding some pictures to see its condition.

 

[nethanpaul86]

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