This item can be shipped to United States. The seller is "jeremy1240" and is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This item is in the category "Musical Instruments & Gear\Wind & Woodwind\Band & Orchestral\Saxophones". The item "Vintage Dolnet Bel-Air Alto Saxophone" is in sale since Thursday, July 1, 2021. Vandoren buffet selmer leblanc jazz reed. Why not try a vintage clarinet from the Vintage Clarinet Doctor see the difference for yourself? And ask that you pay within 4 days or the item will be relisted.
Nickel and grenadilla wood are increasingly finite resources and the craftsmanship on some of these old horns makes them a real pleasure to own. Please check out the Vintage Clarinet Doctor on Facebook! I believe that vintage clarinets represent one of the most under-priced and underutilized resources on the market. Where more pics and information are available. Please note that auctions may end at any time, as these instruments are often also offered on my site -' The Vintage Clarinet Doctor. It is lacquered brass and is in great condition for its age! The recent set of Selmer tan leather pads (with brown plastic resonators) have been reseated and adjusted, key corks installed as needed, and the horn plays great from top to bottom, with a warm, spread tone reminiscent of a vintage Conn or Martin, good intonation, comfortable keywork: I've really enjoyed playing this horn! Comes with Protec gig case in solid condition. They were played by a number of American expatriate musicians, such as Don Byas and Lester Young, and have developed a growing following due to their quality and low price in comparison to better known vintage saxes. These are wonderful, hand-made instruments - worthy competitors to Selmer or Buffet! - but not imported to this country in significant numbers at the time, so not as well known. If not, Iâd sell it or trade it in.A rare late 1950's/early 1960's vintage'Bel-Air' model Eb alto saxophone made by Dolnet of Paris. If you really like the horn and/or it has sentimental value, Iâd spend the money to get it in perfect mechanical shape. If you need parts fabricated or you have splits or holes in the metal or if you have damaged toneholes, you could be hundreds to thousands above that $1500 mark.Īt absolute maximum, with the horn in perfect shape â and not high pitch â the horn will be worth around $1500. This means that you get the horn chemically stripped and relacquer or replate. Make the horn mechanically perfect and aesthetically perfect. Make sure the horn plays with consistent intonation on all notes.
Dolnet saxophone belair serial number#
The serial number is 30239, on saxpics it has a listing for Dolnets but says series II is number 1,200-3,400 and Bel-air is number 34,000-80,000. Make sure the springs are good or replace âem. Just would like to ask a question about my Dolnet sax and hope someone might be able to answer if for me. Replace all pads (and resonators), corks, and felts. Alles in allem bin ich mit meinem Dolnet Tenor sehr glücklich und möchte es nicht mehr hergeben, zumal der Wert der Hörner weit höher ist, als man auf dem Gebrauchtsax Markt je dafür bekommen würde. This can be between shop minimum (say $50 to $75) and thousands. Schau mal nach ob das Belair die auch hat. Make sure that the corks, felts, and springs are in the right place. There are several levels of ârestoreâ: That makes Dolnets a hard sell, unless thereâs a guarantee that the horn isnât high pitch.
Without going into tremendous detail, high pitch horns will not play in tune with modern instruments and high pitch woodwinds cannot be made to play in tune. One of the biggest problems with Dolnet is that they produced horns using the high pitch intonation standard up until the M70 came out around 1970. I can also say that your horn was made around the mid-1950s.
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