Saxophones Vintage Alto Sax Ident

[Steve]

Hi, can anyone ident the alto in the photo's. It's for sale near me and I might give it a go.

 

[PigSquealer]

Hi, can anyone ident the alto in the photo's. It's for sale near me and I might give it a go.View attachment 34756View attachment 34757

It’s probably French or Italian. 1900 - 1915 and high pitched. It’s a “Class B” or Class C” horn. This is just basic beginner level keywork. No Sharps or flats key options. Probably dual octave touches too.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Note that if it high pitch it’s more or less useless for most playing situations.

 

[JayeNM]

metal touches...no bis key but keyed up to high F...backdoor G# cup, no low Bb.

Not worth anything really, hard to decipher the engraving. Date as noted above

Consider the amount of servicing needed, also. Most would stay away from this one...

 

[turf3]

OP, if you are thinking of this for an actual playable saxophone, forget it. If you want an interesting wall-hanger, go for it.

Helpful hints to all:

If you find an "old" saxophone and you can't tell what the name is, or when you look it up on the internet there's nothing - it is NOT a previously unknown fabulous instrument. If the name is just one or two letters away from a famous name - "Helmer", "Busfet", etc. - NO, it's not a rare engraving mistake. If all the saxophone retailers are selling ones like it for $3000 and this one's price is $300, NO, it's not the deal of a lifetime.

 

[JiJi]

Castanheira successor to Pereira, Porto-Portugal. Before or around 1900 ?
"Pereira & Castanheira"
"Porto-Lyre-Lisboa"

 

[JiJi]

Kelly'sDirectory of Merchants, Manufacturers and Shippers
1907
CardosoPereira ,Castanheira & Cia . r . do Almada , 204