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    I have been left a Paramount saxophone and am confused as to the heritage of the brand. The instrument appears to be old. the case has an "Alex Burns Ltd of Picadilly" plate on it, and the instrument itself has the word"paramount" stamped under another stamp of a metronome, and also carries the number 1951. My own research shows two contradictory answers, 1, that it is a cheap USA brand obtainable from a store called Costco, 2, that Paramount was a top level instrument protected by its makers as intended for a select few selective musicians. Can anyone shed any light on the instrument please?

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    Sorry, My Nephew Thought this Practical Joke would be Practical and Funny, Of which it is Neither. I've taken steps to insure it doesn't happen again. Again Sorry for the inconvenience. John B.

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    I had my first for sale posting deleted due to not enough information. I have subsequently redone that post to include all the information spelled out in the forum requirements. In addition I was able to post some pics of the instrument as well, but I haven't seen this new post coming through. Is there something else I need to do to get this posted?
    Thanks, Pippo

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    Merry Christmas Mike

    Hope you and yours have a wonderful day.

    Jay

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    Hi Mike

    I wonder if you can help. I would like to post a few pics of my sop for sale and when I go to images and click on it I get a request for a URL What am I doing wrong.

    Thanks Jay

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    Hey Mike

    I understand how dealing with a problem can get a person down so I thought I would send you a big thanks for all you do. I think you do a terrific job and I am very grateful that you have the motivation and the dedication to do it. Keeps the site a real joy to participate in.

    Best Jay

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    Hey Mike,

    I was hoping for your opinion on the Zephyr I have listed in horns FS.What do you think it is worth ? I want to get on with concentrating on playing and paying some Dentist bills ! Any suggestions on books for me get on with phrasing,if you listen to my videos I feel I really suck on my improv.

    Kevin

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    Hey Mike,

    Thanx so very much for the user title, now if I could just live up to it.... I've enjoyed SOTW for a number of years I just don't post a lot. It's always been very informative and good for a laugh or two. Thanks again for the acknowledgement it definitely means a lot to me.

    Take care,
    Charles McNeal....

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    Saxis...,
    An interesting side-note to the MartinMods thread: A couple of years ago I discovered Lance's new website, SaxophoneOasis.com. Because I've been using SaxOasis.com as my web-site name for around 8 or 9 years, I contacted Lance and suggested that he might want to change his websites name to avoid confusion. I pointed out all the groovy names still out there ready to be used such as SaxUniverse, SaxWorld, SaxObsession, etc...
    He wasn't interested in anything I had to offer and continues to use SaxophoneOasis as his web-site name.
    He has a rather hard head!
    His mods look nice, but as a businessman he is an abject failure.
    Tek care,
    Les
    saxoasis.com

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    Good day Mike. I didn't realise that I am not allowed to post as a dealer, sorry about that. I assume I can post my personal items though, right? Is there a place where dealers can post their stuff? I am having a great promotion with the whole P.Mauriats at 35% off deal and I would like to give as many people as possible a chance to take advantage of an oppertunity like that.

    Thanks for your help mike.

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    Im one of the unfortunate ones to have a saxophone with Lance since sept 2009. I sent him my Buescher big B tenor for the complete mods for $500 which i thought was more than reasonable
    and now I regret sending it to him as i am unsure whether i will get it within the next 5 years the way he is going. I think Lance has bitten off more than he can chew and is swamped and if he has to manufacture each part
    for each individual sax then Im afraid when I think of all the horns he has of customers that it will be 5 years. He always promises to send photos tomorrow and they never come. I did receive one about a year ago. But what really annoys the hell
    out of me is that he emails me and tells me of some finish he is working on with one of his own horns when he should be working on ours. Anyway he seems a nice enough guy but I sure hope he gets stuck in and gets some flying
    out the door soon before someone really spits the dummy.

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    Hi Mike,

    I'm having a ball being back on SOTW. There is so much catching up to do. :)

    I'm writing about a link problem that has me baffled. When I add a link to my posts such as this one:

    http://jbtsaxmusic.homestead.com/Benade-classnotes.pdf

    either by using the link button or by just cutting and pasting into the text of the post, it does not go to my page.
    Instead it is diverted to an ad for Homestead at this address: http://www.homestead.com/?s_cid=LINKSHARE

    When I put the first link into my browser bar, it comes up fine. When I add that link to a post in the Woodwind Forum, it comes up fine. It is only when I try to put a link to that page (and other's) at jbtsaxmusic.homestead.com/ ....... in a post on SOTW that it is diverted to the ad page. Can you help me with what it will take to fix this? Thanks.


    John

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    Also ... category for RS Berkeley? Their Virtuoso Series is endorsed by some major talents. Just one vote for adding MACSAX and RS Berkeley.

    Kind regards,

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    Hi

    Couldn't find an answer so thought perhaps you might know. Do the RevD GM1 Soprano SML's have roleld tone holes?

    Thanks Jay

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    Hey, I am taking it slow , I am somewhat of a novice. I am at the point on the Conn where I am checking tone hole levelness and timing as well as ensuring cups are centered over tone hole as well(could see some bad fit on this front on old pads).I was just fit checking the bell c# is that one of the rods you refer to as having not enough support?Seems like the upper post could have been further down the body?Curious where are adjustment points you mentioned I would use Ultra suede?I thought that the key height adjustments would be accomplished by adjusting feet height?Do you fix your horn's?Also what pads would you use to get a dark mellow Conn sound?
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    Some fun stuff to share with you,I met Helen from Bassic sax. We live close and I made a trip to her place and got a chance to play 10 of her horns.Most memorable the Buescher Bass what an animal!!Honorable mention goes to her Mk 6 Baritone-Screamer.

    Thanks-o"saxman'

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    Hey picked up a beauty 1981 Conn Shooting Star Tenor,closet horn Like new!I am re-building myself.Putting Blue steel springs,Flat or Domed metal resos (what would you repad with?)Any thought of value of this after re-build?It is all gold lac case is pristine as well,ser n151xxx serial charts say this was made in USA.Nogales?I will post a picture in an album for you. Thanks, oversaxedman.
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