SUMMER DEAL FANTASTIC CONN STENBERG PORTRAIT GOLD PLATED ALTO SAXOPHONE " THE TRAVLIN' GYPSY "1924 FINISH 00 NEW PADS

PLEASE IF EVER PROBLEM CONTACT ME I WORK VERY HARD AND NEVER HAD LESS THEN A PERFECT FEEDBACK UNTIL SOME IDIOT WANTED ME TO FILE A FALSE INSURANCE CLAIM ( FRAUD ) AND GET AN OVERHAUL ON A PLAYABLE SAX THAT HE STARTED MESSING AROUND WITH IT !!

FANTASTIC CONN STENBERG PORTRAIT QUADRUPLE GOLD PLATED ALTO SAXOPHONE

" THE TRAVLIN' GYPSY "

1924 CONN FINISH 00 NEW PADS .

VINTAGE SAX AND BRASS ALLENTOWN P. A. PROUDLY PRESENTS A REAL TREASURE HERE !!!!

I HAVE MADE IT MY PASSION TO EDUCATE MYSELF AND BUYERS ABOUT THE GREAT CONN STENBERG ENGRAVERS JULIUS AND CHARLES STENBERG WHO WORKED AT THE CONN FACTORY FOR MANY MANY YEARS. IN THE 1920'S GOLDEN AGE ERA THEY WERE ALLOWED TO PRETTY MUCH ENGRAVE PORTRAITS OF ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO DO. DRAWING FROM GREEK , ROMAN MYTHOLOGY , WORLD HISTORY , NATURE SCENES , ETC . THEIR ENGRAVINGS ARE CONSIDERED MASTERPIECES ! NEVER REPEATED IN MODERN TIMES. SOME GREAT SITES OUT THERE HAVE COLLECTED STENBERG ENGRAVINGS TO VIEW BUT NONE HAVE EVER REALLY DEFINED OR SPECULATED WHAT THESE FANTASTIC ENGRAVINGS MEAN. THESE STENBERG ENGRAVERS DID NOT DO THESE ENGRAVINGS WILLY-NILLY. THERE ARE MOTIVES/MEANINGS/PLANS/ BEHIND THESE ENGRAVINGS THAT CAN BE BACKED UP BY RESEARCH. THESE BROTHERS WERE ASTUTE HISTORIANS IMO. IF ANY MORE INFO ON DISCUSSING THIS PIECE , OR IN GENERAL ON THE CONN STENBERGS ( 610 703 7351 COOKIE ) OPEN TO EXCHANGING INFO. ETC.

I CALL HER " THE TRAVLIN' GYPSY " SHE STARTED IN ELKHART AND ENDED UP 1000'S OF MILES ACROSS THE COUNTRY LOL

NOTE: I TRIED TO TAKE PICS IN DIFFERENT LIGHT FOR CONTRAST BUT IT WAS HARD AT TIMES TO GET REAL WIDE SHOTS WITHOUT SOME REFLECTIONS.

1 ENGRAVING: LOVELY GYPSY WITH VERY FINE DETAILS. WELL PRESERVED NO WEAR ON HER. THIS STENBERG IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A LADY PORTRAIT. THE COMPANY NAME VERY DETAILED.

I NOTICED IN THIS ONE THE ENGRAVING OF "CONN" THERE ARE MUSICAL NOTES INSERTED. WOW AWESOME. REALLY COOL DETAIL THE ENGRVER MADE THE STEMS OF THE N'S IN CONN INTO MUSICAL NOTES !! NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE !

2 THE QUADRUPLE BURNISHED GOLD FINISH ON THIS IS VERY PRESERVED. I WOULD SAY THE GOLD PLATING ENGRAVING IS ABOUT 97%. ON THE REST OF THE SAX THERE ARE SOME EVIDENCE OF TOUCH AREAS HAVING SOME WEAR BUT NOT BAD AT ALL. THE THUMB REST SHOWS THE MOST WEAR AND AT TOP OF FRONT OF BELOW ELBOW. THIS IS THE ALL BURNISHED 00 CONN QUADRUPLE GOLD PLATE. I POLISHED HER EVERYWHERE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE INNER AREAS. THIS IS GORGEOUS !

NOTE : ON THE ENGRAVINGS ON THIS ONE IT IS VERY INTRICATE. THE ENGRAVER USED IN AREAS A SHADOWING , BLOTTING , GRADING , FOR THE USE OF BETTER WORDS TECHNIQUE. THIS KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAILS ON A STENBERG IS VERY SWEET. THE GYPSY IS VERY INTRICATE YET SIMPLE. INTERESTING USE OF SPACE..

3 THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SMALL PINGS ON THE SAX. A FEW ON THE SIDE OF BOTTOM OF BELL. THE RIB LOOKD GREAT ! THERE MAYBE A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION ( FLAT SPOT ON THE RIB VERY VERY HARD TO NOTICE ) THE BELL TO BODY BRACE IS FINE, NO PUSH INS. SEE BELL PHOTO.

4 AS FAR AS PRIOR REPAIRS I DON'T SEE ANY. THERE IS ONE GUARD ,THE DECORATIVE ALT F# IS PUSHED IN ON ONE TOP SIDE. NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE PAD HITCH ETC. ON ONE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DECORATIVE GUARD THE EDGE IS COMING UP. I DID NOT WANT TO TRY AND BEND IT OR ATTACH THAT LITTLE AREA. YOU CAN LEAVE IT OR EVENTUALLY HAVE A TECH FIX THAT ?....SEE PIC

5 OCTAVE BAR GUIDE LOOKS GOOD AS WELL AS THE BAR ETC.

6 I PLAYED THIS WITH MY BRILHART TONALIN AND THE SAX IS PLYING UP AND DOWN EXCEPT THE MID D SEEMS TO JUMP TO AN OVERTONE ? SO EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NEW PADS IT WILL NEED A IMO A MINOR TUNE UP. I SUGGEST THIS IS A GOOD IDEA : IF YOU WANT A VIDEO OF ME PLAYING IT TEXT ME 6107037351. THE ACTION FEELS RIGHT TO ME.

7 THE SAX COMES WITH AN ORIGINAL HOLTON CASE IN DECENT SHAPE. NO SMELL ON IT OR ON THE SAX. THE TWO BUCKLES WORK BUT THE MID LACTCH IS NOT LOCKING. I CAN'T FIX THAT SO REPLACING IT OR MODIFING IT PERHAPS CAN BE DONE BY SOMEONE. IN THE MEAN TIME I WOULD US A BUNGEE CORD SECURING THE MIDDLE IF YOU ARE TO CARRY IT TO A GIG ETC

8 THE ORIGINAL SAX NECK IS FINE NO PULL DOWN OR PAST REPAIRS. THE GOLD PLATE FINISH ON THE NECK IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE TUNER IS TURNING. SEE MY NECK PICS. ALL PEARLS ARE FINE.

THIS IS A CHANCE TO OWN A SIGNIFICANT ENGRAVING FROM THE CONN STENBERG BROTHERS.

I TRIED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM. I OWN THE BUSINESS OF THE SAME NAME AS HERE. MY REPUTATION IS PARAMOUNT TO ME TO KEEP AT A+. I AM AN HONEST SELLER SEE MY FEEDBACK AND OTHER ITEMS