How many horns do you own? Poll

[Baritone958]

2 Sopranos
1 Alto
4 Tenors
2 Bari's

[SaxTon]

1 soprano
1 alto
2 tenors
1 bari
1 bass

[wesbrow]

When I had very little money, I had only the instruments that I played regularly such as a pair of Buffet Bb(1912) and A(1921) clarinets.

Later, I bought instruments that I could afford and resell at a profit.

Adding saxes, flutes, other clarinets, and oboes to the inventory mostly at good prices later seemed to make sense, but most haven't been sold.

In later life, I've bought a few antiques, some better horns, and some I don't use at all. Maintenance costs are very low as I overhaul them all and have refaced hundreds of mouthpieces for the better, as a student of Glen Johnston. Adjusted for inflation, I doubt if they have been good investments. The good investments have been the instruments that I've used every day that still retain a lot of value. My 1985 Loree oboe bought new for $1900 should bring about $3500 in 2011, but it was only a good investment for the use gotten from it. Not long ago, I found a Link double ring mouthpiece in my drawer that I paid $10 for many years ago, which is now seems to sell for about $1000 which was a surprize to me.

As I get older, I think about downsizing to a one each minimal list of horns and mouthpieces, but it seems like a good idea to wait for 3 or 4 years, hoping for a better selling environment. More fun!

[Mikeroscope]

My dad bought me a zeypher alto when I was eight and a Martin tenor when I was twelve. Paid 45 bucks for the zeypher and 265 for the Martin. Fifty years later I still play both and had both overhauled for around five hundred each. Both play really nice. In my travels selling microscopes I would stop in various pawn shops and buy used horns in the evenings just to have something to do instead of bending the elbows lifting twelve onces at a time. I found out there are many Alto's and few tenors. I ended up with two aristocrats, three selmers, two bundles and a few for parts. Never had a new sax so I bought a selmer Lavox 11 which plays nicely as a gift to myself. Also got two conn's made in Mexico, a Baritone and a Tenor. Oh forget about my soprano Monet which is the worst horn I ever had. A e11 buffet clarinet and a puefler both made of grenadilla wood. Both sound nice
Sounds like fifteen horns and some parts units.

[Freehugs]

1 tenor
1 alto
1 clarinet

[dgsVI]

In addition to the 2 saxophones (in my sig), I have a violin and a dulcimer plus a wooden fife. Until I made this post, I wouldn't have thought I had that many musical instruments at home.

Plus, I'm sure my kids have a recorder or two lying about somewhere.

[swperry1]

[I]

2 tenors (Cannonball Raven, Barone Vintage)
1 alto (Maxtone sx-63a/ab)
1 soprano (Barone Straight)

I also have a full set of congas (quinto, conga and tumba), two sets of bongos and a slew of auxiliary percussion instruments.

Then there were three:

2 tenors (Cannonball Raven, Barone Vintage)
1 alto (Maxtone sx-63a/ab)

[Greekmaverick]

No it doesn't.

I'd like to think it counts. Otherwise, we'd have to count out electronic keyboards as a musical instrument.

[CaillouSax]

I'd like to think it counts. Otherwise, we'd have to count out electronic keyboards as a musical instrument.

But... Is a keyboard a horn? :tsk:

[doublereeds]

Saxes:
1 soprano
2 altos
1 baritone

Plus:
1 flute
1 piccolo
2 oboes
1 English horn
Bb clarinet (my brother's)
Eb clarinet
bassoon
5 recorders
pan flute
3 penny whistles
keyboard
French horn
violin

--but I sold the two harps

[ernie tollar]

1 altos
4 real sopranos
1 of these;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5MznmYLNGI

[Sakshama]

1 Soprano Chinese
5 Alto 2 Yamahas, 2 Bueschers Aristocrats, one Buescher True Tone
5 Tenor 2 Bueshers Aristocrats, 2 The Martins one Yamaha YTS61
1 Buescher True Tone Bari

Will try soon to bring them down to 8 at least.
Sakshama

[cvsimson]

5 C melodies (Conn Chu - for sale, King, Buescher TT gold plated , Buescher TT series III silver, and a Couesnon.)
1 Buescher TT tenor
2 bueschers altos
1 soprano (venus) -for sale
1 C soprano (King)

[Steve Stockham]

4 Altos (1914 Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer Mod.162)
1 C-Tenor (1926 King)
2 Bb-Tenors (Keilwerth, Selmer Mod.164)
1 Baritone (low Bb Selmer Mod. 1256)

I inherited the Holton as a family heirloom. The Jupiter is my son's "outdoor" sax. The Keilwerth's are his indoor saxes. The Selmers are mine. All are in excellent playing condition.

[hornlover]

Not many. Yanagisawa B6 Low A Baritone ,Hohner President Tenor, B&H 400 Tenor (Amati stencil) Orient Tenor(Asian) Wurlitzer C Melody, Conn Shooting Star Alto (Mexico),La Fleur Varsity Straight Soprano, Curved Soprano (Chinese No Name). HORNLOVER Colombo .

[kfoster]

I voted prior to a divorce. At that time I had an alto, tenor, and a soprano. Finances forced me to sell my Mark VI alto.

Left to my own devices I now have added two altos, a tenor, and a baritone. Combined, they cost me far less than what I received from the sale of the Selmer.

Life is good!

[CluelessEPA]

Just ran across my old post in 2003 where I listed 2 saxophones. Since then I've added two altos, three tenors, one baritone, one trumpet, and one cornet. Interesting how this disease progresses.

[Dr G]

1



Tenor - It's all that matters.

[whiskyguy]

5 mark 6s .3 tenors 103***,155*** and 214*** 2 altos 89*** and 219*** . looking for more but i dont know why , i know its rediculous but what the heck. i love them!

How is this fair! Share the love!

1 Dolnet Bel Air Alto
1 Armiti Super Classic Tenor
1 Yani B6 Bari
Dont have a flute anymore...

[tomonsax]

8 saxophones- i found something funny last time i bought another sax- it's for guitar players, but surely anybody can translate this into saxes....