Pdf sax tenor holton

Adolphe sax baritonerevisiting the lyriconattention high school saxophonistswriting for saxophonesback to basics volume 19, no. His sax is in used condition with some repaired dents, mostly on the bottom bow and bell, but everything works great, and it is set up to good playing adjustment on pads around midlife or a bit older. Although most saxophones are made from brass, they are categorized as woodwind instruments, because sound is produced by an oscillating reed, traditionally made out of woody cane, rather than lips vibrating in a mouthpiece cup as with the brass instrument. Unfortunately, these horns have questionable intonation at best, odd keywork and tinny sound. This great horn was made in the 1920s and features a silver plated finish with gold wash inside the bell. In the 1990s, keilwerth stenciled a saxophone for buffet called the expression and that model has a keilwerth serial number. You are looking at a simply stunning holton 241 tenor sax.

The vintage saxophone gallery presented by usa horn. Then a little while ago i started researching holton saxophones a bit more. The measurements are done for comparison purposes of relative sizes. A small, but significant, percentage of all buffet andor evetteschaeffer woodwinds in the 19001930 range or so were conn stencils and do not have buffet serial numbers. If you really want to get into it, here is a pdf of the fingering chart. Tenor saxophone warmups and exercises music is by far the most wonderful method we have to remind us each day of the power of personal accomplishment. I believe that the models before the balanced action are overpriced. Antique holton c melody saxophone 1918 click below for the full listing on feels so good perfomed by eligio. Videos of fingering chart where you can seehear all the notes on alto, tenor, and soprano sax. The tenor sax is popularly believed to be the signature instrument of modern jazz.

It is one of the only models that had right hand bell keys like a selmer. Connselmer remains americas leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for student, amateur, and professionals use. For over 250 years, the legendary brands from connselmer have shaped the musical landscape. But since the saxophone seems to be very much older, we are interested in finding out the background of the sax. The saxophone should hang on the neck strap to your right side, not in the middle. Howards important saxophone manual 2009 is a definitive source of. I flutes that bring it, and we hope to bring you all good times, marching band memories, and even a few ideas to share with your own flute section.

Adams concert percussion are the choice of worldclass soloists, orchestras, composers, and educators alike because the craftsmanship, sound quality, and technical innovations are the highest quality specifications in the world making them truly worldclass instruments. The holton serial number chart gordon cherry based on original records includes the saxophone from 1932 on. According to my sourches their first sax was available in 1915. Smooth criminal sax trio sheet music for alto saxophone. We have a very old frank holton saxophone, which my wife received as a gift from her saxophone teacher when she was a student in norway in the 1960s. It only makes perfect sense then that soloists such as robert van sice, evelyn glennie, bogdan bacanu, peter sadlo, emmanuel. In fact the serial number tell us that it was built in 1912, then exactly 102 years ago. Selmer bundy tenor saxophone wcase and mouthpiece good pads. After giving it a lot of thought, i reserving this horn to people who can come in a playtest it.

It gives you high quality pdf sheet music files with audio mp3 and mp3 accompaniment files and interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. Most of the time the difference in columns can be 0. Allora paris series professional tenor saxophone woodwind. Tenor saxophone sheet music to download top quality pdfs. You can buy two wonderful old conns for what some people are asking for selmers of. Maneater tenor saxophone lesson from sax school by mcgill music sax school. Stephen howard woodwind saxophone, clarinet, flute and. Salicandro revised by skip spratt provided by lessons by mail. Please do not take diameter measurements too seriously. When i set out to prepare a reference guide for pricing vintage horns, i did so with the clear understanding that its not a perfect world, and that the preparation of a perfect value guide would be impossible.

Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax teachers and more. It is beautifully made and it is in near mint condition with original lacquer. Throughout world war ii as most manufacturers did, the holton company turned to making components for the military. Start dreaming fantastic colors and emotions with this noteworthy transcription of the awesome ave maria by franz schubert for tenor saxophone and piano. The layout of this page will be updated as new material is created and found. Learning to play the saxophone allows you to play a variety of different music styles from contemporary jazz to symphonic orchestras and bands. You can play it a bit on the current pads, and you could probably get by. Another reference to the holton model 232 here, which describes it in glowing terms. If your holton is that early then its a sax made in chicago, il. Its unique silhouette is the very arbiter of all thats cool, even just holding one will raise your street cred a couple of notches. The music is arranged using sibelius software, and scores are supplied at written pitch for each piece. The development of the saxophone 18501950 university of pretoria. Sax tenor saxophone, mint condition, selmer c star mouthpiece. A few years ago i saw a rudy wiedoeft model holton saxophone on a repair techs bench.

She has now retired playing, due to a hearing handicap. Bb inst clarinete,trompeta,saxo soptenorpartitura con playback youtube hallelujah leonard cohen tenor sax duration. Saxophones 19171979 revised april 2009 by felix jungschlaeger sn range year 1 700 1917 701 2170 1918 2171 4302 1919 4303 6460 1920 6461 9320 1921 9321 12336 1922 12337 15482 1923 15483 18690 1924 18691 23386 1925 23387 27788 1926 27789 30981 1927 30982 33895 1928 33896 36654 1929 36655 38576 1930. Serial number ranges by model full serial number chart. Tenor sax good better best cannonball stone lined pro series yamaha ex selmer series ii or iii bari sax good better best yanagisawa b991 selmer series ii or iii mouthpieces good better best alto hite or vandoren student lines selmer s80 or s90 c, c, c vandoren l3 optimum series w 170, 180, or 190 facing vandoren optimum al3al4 tenor. Soprano sax alto sax baritone sax tenor sax low octave key high octave key placing instrument end plug black plastic plug in right photo is useful to protect the octave shaft when the instrument is in the case. Holton is a division of leblanc, incorporated a division of connselmer, and is. The bore is the same as the stratodyne, and just like the. Holton bari sax model 215 revelation made in elkhorn, wisconsin serial number 117726 manufactured 1935. Sep 20, 2017 fly me to the moon bart howard 1954 tenor sax duration. Welcome to the open source saxophone project index. It comes in the original case and needs a repad to play its best. Free sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone.

It is one of the later model holtons after the company only had a few people making saxophones. After performing professional engagements with sousas great band, frank holton opened up a small shop in chicago in 1896, selling second hand instruments and his secret recipe of electric oil trombone slide oil. Several of these especially the alto and tenor saxophones will be. Attributes such as cup depth, rim shape, bite, and backbore also make a big difference in how a mouthpiece plays and feels. See full holton sax serial number list covering 19171979 as a. Everything above that top f is called the altissimo range which can be. Alto saxophone fingering chart notes for alto sax bari sax one octave below. This rare and late weidoeft tenor is widely considered to be the best, and only serious holton saxophone ever made.

The price includes the original hard shell case and a holton mouth. Even so, its possible from this record to assemble a basic serial number chart for these instruments. Supercharged the andy sheppard autograph series tenor. Sno eb sopranino sax, s bb soprano sax, a eb alto sax, t bb tenor sax, b eb baritone sax. Dont be alarmed, all the regular fingerings you have learned are there and the horn can be played normally. The holton 232 was designed right from the start as a topquality, professionalgrade horn. I am sorry for the shaking camera, and me losing my mind, but i had to share this with my fellow saxophonists. The last picture shows the holton case outside the front of the shop in the sun. Selections from moana bb tenor saxophone partituras jay bocook concierto. The lowest note is b flat and goes up 2 and one half octaves to the top f. This is a blog dedicated to those flute players on tumblr.

Holton alto saxophone model 232 doctor sax woodwinds. With its nearly mint condition all original lacquer and beautiful sun engraving this horn will turn heads wherever it goes. Engraved on the bell is revelation which might be considered an alternative model name to the model number 215. Below that is a link to get a downloadable fingering chart for saxophone free. Geauxsax, do you have info on the holton ideal model numbers for soprano, alto, tenor, etc. In 1964, after pressures to offer a complete range of woodwind instruments, the holton company sold to g.

Sax lesson bebop scales paul williamson tenor sax learn to play saxophone and sax technique. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Our brands have provided instruments played by the most exceptional musicians from around the world. As the war ended, the holton company saw steady growth. Holton 232 alto saxophone sleeper handmade in usa pro. The pink panther tenor sax sheet music guitar chords notes tutorial. A study of saxophones made by buescher, conn, holton. Leblanc model 35 vito semirationale doctor sax woodwinds. Make offer vintage tenor saxophone holton 1953 collegiate.

End plug 2 octave shaft lay the instrument without burden of keys. The jazz saxophone satyajit roychaudhury the saxophone is a musical instrument invented in the 1840s in belgium by adolphe sax. Watch the video for saxophone assemblydisassembly tips here. The log book shows the serial numbers jumping around quite a bit for the selmeradolphe sax saxophones. Youve got your brand new saxophone assembled correctly, neck strap in place, reed on, and ready to go. The brass sax has motherofpearl inlaid keys, black mouthpiece with reeds, and velvetlined case. See more ideas about saxophone, vintage saxophones and saxophone instrument. Holton elkhorn cmelody sax, holton super collegiate model 666 alto sax, vito resotone clarinet, yamaha alto model yas200ad sax, yamaha tenor model yts23 sax. The saxophone referred to colloquially as the sax is a woodwind instrument usually made of brass and played with a singlereed mouthpiece.

Baker street on tenor sax sheet music for tenor saxophone. The original finish is very well maintained, there are no signs of previous repairs. Saxophone warmup posted by neill clegg adobe acrobat pdf file. Ihr konnt auch allgemeine fragen zur musik, jazz, saxophon reparatur. The members of the saxophone family are coded as follows, in descending order of size. Saxophone fingering chart learn how to play all the notes.

Holton silver plated tenor saxophone 1926 duration. We have a very old holton saxophone, which my wife. A guide for playing the saxophone originally compiled by anthony c. Print and download in pdf or midi smooth criminal transposed by karina franco. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. The bflat tenor sax is slightly larger than the alto and has a crook in its neck piece. But click here to see our current selection of alto saxophones. Above you will find our saxophone fingering chart for major notes on the instrument. How to correctly identify holton model number with model type. The frank holton company of elkhorn, wisconsin is one of the earliest saxophone makers, with the rudy wiedoeft model being the most famous model that they produced the elkhorn being one of the more infamous.

By 1917 they were manufactoring alto, cmelody and bb tenor and by then they were also in elkhorn, wi. Allora paris series professional tenor saxophone whether concert band section or jazz combo, the allora paris series tenor sax delivers great sound and smooth action for a modest price. I remember being struck by some of the strange key work it had. Selmer has the only legitimate claim to be the direct successor of adolphe sax. The eflat baritone is the largest of the common group of saxophones and is the most difficult to carry around due to its size. This is a postwar but prebuyout holton 232 alto saxophone, a professional model that is identical to the holton 234 stratodyne which was their absolute topoftheline and the best horn they ever made with the exception of some aesthetic differences engraving, key guards and the design of the octave mechanism. The serial number is 23xxx, and its low pitch the tuning that we use today. As well as an option to see large diagrams on this website. This is where all of the articles and videos from this site and elsewhere are put together in something approximating a searchable, organized index. Its red brass body, pro pisoni pads, and excellent key work make it a pleasure to play and hear.