Lyrist Alto - date/manufacturer?

[Dave dix]

I have a Lyrist alto in silver plate finish. I am trying to find out who manufactured this and to get an idea of the year of manufacture. It has Lyrist (with a lyre image running through the name) with MARQUE DEPOSEE underneath and 9 Place du Combat, Paris engraved. There does not appear to be a serial number. It has front alternate top F fitted and is a low Bb horn. It also has alternate Eb small key fitted on top of bottom right hand D key and a G# trill key fitted between F and E right hand keys. Apart from this all keys are the same as any modern sax. Left hand pinky keypad is very simular to my buescher sax and different to my selmer mk vii.

I would be grateful for any information that anyone can give me. I also wondered whether or not it was a pro horn.

[Manuel]

Dave Dix,

The only Lyrist sax that I have seen was a Pierret stencil of the '30. Pierret and Lyrist was used by the "Musique de la Garde Républicaine" in Paris - France which was (is) a high level military orchestra. So, some of them are pro model.

[Dave dix]

I do see some resembolence to my lyrist but still unable to find a rough year of manufacture or any place for its serial number unless they didn't bother serialising them
Dave

[GraeZeR]

I have enherited an Alto sax silver plated with the engraving
Lyrist
Paris
Exposition Internationale geneve 1927
medaille d'or
H. Painboeuf
Soliste de la garde republicaine
can anyone help me determine the origin of this strange sax?
thnx a lot
yantho
ps the serial number appears to be 7913

[Dave dix]

I have since found out that they may have come rom the AE Sax company
Dave

[Jazzbrass]

I have a Lyrist alto in silver plate finish. I am trying to find out who manufactured this and to get an idea of the year of manufacture. It has Lyrist (with a lyre image running through the name) with MARQUE DEPOSEE underneath and 9 Place du Combat, Paris engraved. There does not appear to be a serial number. It has front alternate top F fitted and is a low Bb horn. It also has alternate Eb small key fitted on top of bottom right hand D key and a G# trill key fitted between F and E right hand keys. Apart from this all keys are the same as any modern sax. Left hand pinky keypad is very simular to my buescher sax and different to my selmer mk vii.

I would be grateful for any information that anyone can give me. I also wondered whether or not it was a pro horn.
Hi,
Author of:
Sax français des années 20, Lyrist, Pierret, Beaugnier, Jeuffroy et les autres...

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?p=450240#post450240

I'm interesting by picts of your Lyrist i'st possible to envoyed me picts of this ?

eMail-me at jazzbrass@mac.com
Regards
Thanks

Jean

[Dave dix]

Sorry Jean i sold it 3 years ago
Dave