At the time of writing, there were no bids yet on this little antique sax.New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/ Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log InĬan any one give me the low down on the Evette Modele clarinets? Approx. Bids are to start at £139.00, which eBay estimates to be $215.81 US. If this antique, Evette & Schaeffer alto, from 1909, floats your boat, you have a few more days to get your bids in. Whichever it is, the fact that the engraving is not as crisp as it ought to be, indicates that at a minimum, this horn had a coat of lacquer applied, and hasn’t been played much since-since there appears to be no real lacquer wear, that we can see, in the usual spots. This alto currently for auction on eBay on the other hand, may well be low pitch. However, my baritone that is so minty, also happens to be a high pitch horn, thus it saw little use. It was applied so heavily, that it held up extremely well. The only original finish that has a chance of looking this pristine, is the company’s silver plate. Oh well, what’s 6 or so decades in a description?Ĭlearly this horn was refinished at some point during the last 103 or so years. Yup, this horn isn’t even a vintage sax, it’s an antique. The Evette & Schaeffer chart on the bottom half of the page, indicates that #18820 is from 1909.
The top half of the page tells us that a saxophone with serial #18820, was made in 1972.
I suspect what happened is that the seller consulted a serial number chart like Mike Duchstein’s, but looked at the Buffet Crampon numbers at the top, rather than the Buffet – Crampon (Evette & Schaeffer) numbers on the lower half of the page. Or perhaps that this style of Buffet horn, is reminiscent of what the company built in the first couple of decades of the 20th century. If you were a player, you’d likely know that split bell keys on saxophones ended somewhere around the late 1930s.
Is that correct pandoraspithos? Evette Buffet Clarinet Serial Numbers Part of my instrument collection which sadly I have to sell due to lack of space.ġ960s you say? Part of your instrument collection you say? I assume that you are most likely a collector, but not a player.
I do not have an case for the instrument, i brought one online but it does not fit the instrument. Very well made instrument and is in very good condition considering its age, it has an couple of small dinks but nothing major. This is a complete listing of all the files in the Super Nintendo directory, as of June 1. PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Game Cheats & Reviews.How many Evette Schaeffer alto saxophones were sold? (Alto Saxophone) serial number is 9200, and it is from Paris France.Up for sale is an which Evette Schaeffer Saxophone which i think dates to the 1960s. It's stamped with 'Italy' by the serial number, so was probably made by Orsi or Grassi. Looks like a clone (stencil) of an Evette-Schaeffer saxophone. (Ms.?) pandoraspithos, writes the following about this Evette & Schaeffer alto: Source: pandoraspithos Source: pandoraspithos Source: pandoraspithos Take for example, pandoraspithos, who right now has this Evette & Schaeffer alto saxophone up for auction. Evette Schaeffer Serial Numbers Saxophone Scales PdfĪh eBay sellers… Sometimes they write the darndest things.