Considered to be newer than other musical instruments in terms of its music history, the saxophone was invented by antoinejoseph adolphe sax. Leblanc owned the beaugnier saxophone company of mantes. Vito alto saxophone, beautiful condition, serviced and ready to go. Beginning with a sound never heard before, segells portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influence, and finally credited with changing the face of popular culture. The item for bid is one vintage leblanc vito saxophone included in this auction is the vito saxophone. Jeffrey heisler oakland university, timothy mcallister northwestern university university of michigan, andrew stoker, fobert faub, john jeanneret and rebecca blow suny potsdam, serge bertocchi and alex sellers. There is a brace on the neck that will need resoldered. Antoinejoseph adolphe sax, a belgianborn luthier and musician of some renown. Late 1950s noblet beaugnier tenor saxophone, handmade in. Beaugnier of paris, france beaugnier made saxophones as beaugnier and stencils labeled leblanc, vito and noblet for. Im a little confused about the history of these horns.
Courtois silver the face alto saxophone, made by beaugnier, most likely in the early 1960s. As with all of my blogs, im going to wander far and wide from just the mechanics of rebuilding a saxophone, specifically a beaugnier made saxophone. As a saxophone player there were several really informative parts of this book, such as how mouthpieces are constructed and the impact of the shape and size of the horns parts on the sounds. Of course for us mere mortals its rarely like that. Leblanc had bought noblet and the beaugnier music instrument companies years earlier. The saxophone became an integral part of the french army band and then all other bands. New listing 1926 conn soprano saxophone new wonder ii chu berry m187xxx silver plate. Courtois was a high quality brass instrument maker, and for a brief time sold saxophones which were made by beaugnier, a small botique saxophone manufacturer, in france. Sax wanted to prove that the saxophone could improve the tonal quality of all bands. The saxophone everything you need to know and more.
Saxophone history timeline s t e v e s t u s e k, saxophonist. May 15, 2014 saxophonist ben flocks takes us through the 150 year journey of the sax in under 10min. Hardly ever found with their own name on the bell, beaugnier was a small familyrun saxophone maker literally across the street from selmer. It describes how the sound of jazz has been shaped in the hands of coleman hawkins, lester young, charlie parker, john coltrane, branford marsalis, sonny. Fa buescher remained president until 1919 when beardsley assumed that title. Both yanagisawa and yamaha of japan also produced a number of vito saxophones. Despite owning many of the countless books on the market now, there are very few. Vintage 18731942 emilien beaugnier silver saxophone. The first saxophone was patented by antoinejoseph sax in paris in 1846.
Series ii alto saxophone is the most popular selmer paris saxophone in history. Beaugnier of paris, france beaugnier made saxophones as beaugnier and stencils labeled leblanc. Apr 08, 2020 we have to wonder what would adolphe would have made of the saxophones lead role in bringing about a musical revolution. History of the saxophone the instrumentals episode 6. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a saxophonist and who is interested in becoming a more learned student of the history of the great instrument. History or other information about the beaugnier company. Vito noblet beaugnier and dolnet bel air tenor saxophone.
This was the end result of the famous battle of the bands. With over 100 color photos and insightful essays written by worldclass jazz authorities, this book illustrates the saxophone s role in jazz from its earliest 1920s roots through today. This brief history of the saxophone was included with leblanc and vito saxophones. Check out the book and instructions posted by larry gerhart, leading leblanc technician. It looks like it was played a lot a good sign in my book. This is a beaugniermade vito duke alto saxophone in good original condition with original lacquer and even with its original leblanc case. Nov 06, 2005 saxophones history as the devils horn michael segell discusses his new book, the devils horn.
Rare saxophone alto beaugnier et cie plaque argent avec nacre inlay. This fan page is dedicated to the leblanc and vito saxophones. This is the famous the face model, which noblet also sold under their name. Fa buescher left conn in 1894 to establish the buescher manufacturing co. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Find alto saxophone in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. They were roughly the equivalent of a yamaha yfl200 series student instrument. The saxophone is known as a singlereed musical instrument that is a staple in jazz bands.
In the 1840s and 1850s, saxs invention gained use in small classical ensembles both allsaxophone and mixed, as a solo instrument, and in french and british military bands. Beaugnier vito tenor saxophone, in good original condition, serial 2269a. Get the best deals on vito brass body saxophones when you shop the largest. Aug 22, 2006 the 160year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in michael segells wonderfully researched, beautifully told the devils horn.
Silverplated finish professional saxophones for sale ebay. Im guessing that the mouth piece predates the saxophone by a few years. Here is a table of serial numbers of saxes made by beaugnier the first list is branded noblet, the second list is branded beaugnier. Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax teachers and more. Sep, 2016 yes, its a bit challenging to adjust a vito 35 for the first time. Vintage french noblet vito tenor archive sax on the web forum. Buy silverplated finish professional saxophones and get the best deals. To me, it feels very much like playing the saxophone is more like getting an unruly wild animal to obey you, hence taming the saxophone. Saxophone, any of a family of singlereed wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys. The vito duke is one of the last horns beaugnier made, and they are excellent saxophones through and through with a wideopen tonality that can blow the walls down. Lyrical, sweet, catchy, and cool, short history of the saxophone has a beat and sound to it that is like music to the ears. Courtois beaugnier silver alto saxophone the face dc sax.
The 160year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in michael segells wonderfully researched, beautifully told the devils horn. It ws made for vito and is stenciled with vito on the bell. Vito duke alto saxophone, handmade by beaugnier in france. For the most part, rebuilding a beaugnier is the same as a dolnet, which is the same as a selmer, the same as a holton, the same as a kohlert, etc. The following information was provided by the original author of this post concerning the origin of vito saxes or component parts. If youre a prospective buyer, looking around for advice about buying your first saxophone, it wont be long before someone suggests buying a vintage horn. The third list is branded leblanc, the fourth list is all other stencils. He is the author of standup guy, and his writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the new york times, rolling stone, sports illustrated, and esquire, where he wrote the popular column the male mind.
Sax dvds instructional sax improv sax play alongs sax solos and transcriptions sax technique. Saxophone quartet adolphe sax saxophone instrument, saxophone quartet. Mar 22, 2017 the first saxophone was made of wood the instrument was invented byyou guessed itadolphe sax adolphe sax made this alto saxophone in 1857, long after he had switched to brass. The saxophone in the twentieth century the sousa band saxophone section, 1920s. Feb 29, 2016 the mouth piece is really interesting too.
Should i buy a jps547 jupiter soprano saxophone or a ss600 selmer soprano. A short time later he began sending these saxophones too. A saxophone has a conical metal originally brass tube with about 24 openings. They were a saxophone only shop outside of paris and made a variety of stencils for olds, paul beuscher, santy runyon and others. Vitobranded horns have a seperate serial number list.
Sounds like its not a big deal at first but then you quickly realise that there are a lot of interdependencies in the vito 35s action. Discover the best saxophone songbooks in best sellers. There are also some fanciful things in the books, such as they depth of meaning in the sound of the horn. Sax lesson chromatic improvisation anton delecca tenor sax learn to play saxophone and sax technique duration. Vito is a brand name of leblanc which was started in 1951. This is a beaugnier french made baritone saxophone in solid condition. The saxophone is a relative newcomer to the orchestra, having only just arrived in the last 150 years. By the end of the nineteenth century, in spite of all the setbacks, the saxophone had become accepted, at least in military band circles. Saxophone method books were published and saxophone instruction was offered at conservatories in france, switzerland, belgium, spain, and italy. In 1916, fa buescher sold a major share of his company to six businessmen including andrew hubble beardsley. In the devils horn, michael segell traces the 160year history of the saxophone a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it.
Some of the serial numbers are clickable links that take you to pictures of that horn. The history of the saxophone contains a 20,000 word essay with musical examples on the saxophone by stephen cottrell of the delta saxophone quartet that traces the evolution of the instrument from its invention by adolphe sax in the mid1840s through to its prominent use in modern and contemporary jazz, classical and pop formats. It was developed by the man for whom the instrument is named. Some of the saxophones or some of their parts, were produced by khs of taiwan.
Studying i found that my noblet looks more similar to beaugnier saxophones than to. Manufactured in france by beaugnier, reputedly shipped to the us in parts and assembled here by leblanc to minimize import fees. It follows the history of the saxophone through more than 160 years as a controversial classical. I specialize in saxophones and other vintage instruments. Unlike the true leblanc rationale sax which has adjustment screws, with the vito 35 you have to shave bits of cork away with a razorblade etc. Its not a bad idea on the face of it, an old horn that once cost a very great deal of money can often be bought for very much less than a new modern horn of the same quality. I have a difficulties to find what beaugnier is this. Emilien augustus beaugnier was born june 30, 1873 at chateau thierry vincelles dependency.
The very rare film footage that exists of him playing the saxophone does almost make you think that he is just relaxing while the horn plays the music. Ben plays cmelody, saxello soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. Sax lesson chromatic improvisation anton delecca tenor sax learn to play saxophone and sax technique. The book is designed by brian brunius and shaped to resemble a cd case, quite appropriate considering the musical nature of weatherlys poetry. Ellery eskelin has his vintage buescher saxophone restored to playing condition by master repair technician bill singer in nyc.
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