[Dixielandjazz] C Melody Sax--need help/advice

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Good luck -  I would try to find one in good condition that will fit your 
horn and have it plated - I'm sure you have a plating shop somewhere near. 
I think that would be a lot cheaper than trying to find one.  One of the 
repair shops here has the inside of sax necks gold plated and if they can do 
the inside then the outside should be no problem.  I would ask around to see 
who does that sort of thing.

I was looking for a C for awhile but the prices on e-bay - by the time you 
have them padded and repaired - just isn't worth it and finding one in good 
playing condition is also difficult.

Then there's the sound that only an OKOM lover would appreciate.

I learned on a  Martin C.  I also owned one when I was in college.  It cost 
me $15 in fairly good playing condition.  I couldn't afford a tenor.  The 
C&W / Rock guys that I was playing with thought it was a tenor or else they 
wouldn't have hired me.  I didn't tell them differently.  I have no idea 
what happened to that horn.  It's probably on E-bay for $400 as we speak.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman Vickers" <nvickers1 at cox.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:51 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] C Melody Sax--need help/advice


> To:  Musicians and Jazzfans list;'  DJML
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> From: Norman Vickers
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> Norman Roberts of Pensacola is searching for gold plated neck of a C 
> Melody
> Saxophone.  Hasn't been able to find one from usual sources.  If you can
> help, please send him an e-mail at:  normrxguy at cox.net  Thanks in advance
> from us both.
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> From: Norman Roberts [mailto:normrxguy at cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM
> To: Norman Vickers
> Subject: C Melody Sax
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> Norman Roberts wrote:
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> I have C melody sax by Buescher  ...gold plated..low pitch/....true tone. 
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> searching for the neck and perhaps a mouthpiece by Morgan # 4..if one is
> available...
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> p.s. The neck must also be gold plated I am told.
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