Vintage Saxes & Obscure Brands
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Has anyone ever heard of Spencer brand?
I know a lot of brands out there, but this one looks like a 1960’s knock-off from Selmer. Got any ideas to which STAPLE brand this belongs to?
Thank you.
Also, does anyone know how much I can sell this 9* opening Berg Larson tenor saxophone mouthpiece for? it’s metal……
I just got a Soul Instruments Alto Sax. I can’t seem to find any information on it any where. Is there any one who would know?
Hi Amber. Welcome to my site.
No, I can honestly say I had never heard of a “Soul Instruments” sax before. I can tell you a couple of things however: 1) It’s a stencil horn of some kind (meaning someone, or some company ordered it and had their name engraved, or “stencilled” on it). 2) It’ll be from Asia somewhere.
I did a bit of Googling and didn’t turn up much on the name. If you go to the Sax On The Web Forum you’ll see a Google search bar in the top left side of the page, just beside the sax logo. Enter Soul Instruments and you’ll get a few hits. (You don’t have to be a member to do a search, but if you want to ask a question there, you will have to join.) I found 2 posts that actually apply. The most recent was from 2008, while the other was from 2003. Unfortunately that’s not much to go on.
So what do you think of your new sax? Do you like it? What kind of music do you play? How long have you been playing? Tell me a bit about what you’re doing musically…helen
I haven’t played in almost five years. My husband just bought this one for me. It’s pretty good. Some times you have to make several adjustments before you can hit some notes. Mostly I just wanted to get back into music again.
Well this sax will certainly let you get back into music again. I do have a suggestion however. I don’t know where the sax came from, or if it’s new or not, but regardless, it sounds like you might want to get it checked out by a tech to see if they can help with note issue. You shouldn’t have to fight the horn to have it play certain notes. There are quite likely some leaks somewhere that are causing the problems that you describe.
Getting back into playing after a number of years off is always challenging, so you don’t want leaking equipment making it more difficult for you.
Enjoy your journey back. Check in now and again if you like and let me know how you’re progressing.
I don’t know if you’ve seen these, but I’ve got some exercises on the main section of my site that might be useful for you. The Pivot Around Middle C is especially good. If you want some help, you can also fire off an email to me.