SUMMER DEAL MARTIN 1921 CURVED SOPRANO SAXOPHONE WITH ORIGINAL CASE SAX BUILT LIKE A TANK NEEDS OVERHAUL MECHNICALLY SOUND A CLASSICVINTAGE SOPRANO

I PUT SHIP AT 60 ADD 20 IF GOING TO WEST COAST SHIP HAS GONE UP LIKE CRAZY.

Please serious bidders I took this ad down for an unserious moma boy and his parents said he could not purchase it LOL

Please mature buyers only !!! Cookie

EXCUSE MY ALL CAPS MY PHONE EYES ARE NOT AS GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE.

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.

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SUMMER DEAL MARTIN 1921 CURVED SOPRANO SAXOPHONE WITH ORIGINAL CASE

SAX BUILT LIKE A TANK NEEDS OVERHAUL MECHNICALLY SOUND

A CLASSIC VINTAGE SOPRANO

I PUT ON LISTING VERY GOOD CONDITION AS OBVIOUSLY JUDGING AFTER A GOOD OVERHAUL ETC.

INFO :

Vintage Martin curved soprano saxophones are among the rarest and most acoustically unique American saxophones ever built. Manufactured primarily during the "Handcraft" era of the 1920s, their tightly wrapped, compact body offers distinct tonal and performance advantages over straight variants. The Curved Tonal Advantage

• Acoustic Phasing: Unlike straight sopranos where the bell points at the floor, a curved soprano throws its sound upward toward the player's ears. The sound emitting from the keys and the bell is perfectly in phase, providing immediate sonic feedback.
• The "Lyrical" Core: The complex acoustic geometry of Martin's curved body gives the instrument a rounder, darker, and more cello-like depth. It lacks the piercing, nasal quality common in straight vintage sopranos.
• Body Resonance: The heavy-gauge brass body combined with the curved airflow creates a denser, more cohesive air column, maximizing projection.

Notable Curved Martin Generations

• The Handcraft Era (1920–1929): The golden era for Martin curved sopranos. Highly prized models usually feature serial numbers ranging from 19,000 to 95,000. You will find these listed in vintage markets like Reverb or eBay.
• They are universally praised for having some of the most stable intonation found on any early 20th-century soprano.

1 THIS CAME TO ME WITH NO NO MOUTHPIECE IF YOU NEED ONE WE CAN NEGOCIATE FOR ONE I THINK I HAVE A FEW IN STOCK.

2 ORGINAL CASE IN GOOD SHAPE. NEEDS A HANDLE. VERY NICE WAY THE SAX FITS INTO THE CASE AND A STRAP FOR HOLDING THE BELL SO SAX WON'T SHIFT.

3 ORIGINAL LAC BUT LOOKS PRETTY WORN. KIND OF AN OLD JAZZ -BLUES ROOM LOOK. YOU COULD ONCE IT IS A PART MAKE IT TOTAL BARE BRASS... BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS PRETTY COOL !! AS IS IN ITS ORIGINAL FINISH WORN STATE. UP TO THE BUYER ETC.

4 LEFT HAND PALM KEYS INDICATE KEYED TO Eb

5 Bb LOW PITCH

6 STRAP HOOK HAS NO WEAR TELLING ME THIS WAS NOT
PLAYED TO DEATH ?

7 NECK NO PULL DOWN. NEEDS CORK OF COURSE

8 NOT ANY REAL DENTS BUT LOOKS LIKE A FEW REPAIRS ON THE FEET OF THE Eb AND AND Eb TRILL KEY GUARD. SEE PIC... MAY HAVE A FEW MORE FEET ON GUARDS REPAIRED HARD TO TELL REQUEST MORE PICS. THE LOW C# ROD IS SLIGHTLY BENT. SEE PIC

9 THE ACTION IS FREE AND THE SCREWS LOOK LIKE NOT RUSTED SO SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE A PART AND START WORK ON RIGHT AWAY.

10 BELL TO BODY BRACE FINE. FELT DOWN IN BELL NO BUMPS ETC.SEE PIC

11 THESE MARTIN SOPRANOS WERE BUILT LIKE TANKS. I CAN FEEL THE STURDY QUALITY OF THE WORKMANSHIP

12 PADS ARE THE ANCIENT WHITE KID PADS NEED ALL REPLACED OBVIOUSLY. BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL PADS , MAYBE A GOOD THING A TECH TOLD ME , CAUSE NO ONE HAS REALLY WORKED ON IT AND MESSED WITH IT SINCE IT CAME FROM FACTORY !

I DID MY BEST TO DESCRIBE THIS ITEM.