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How rare is a Keilwerth straight tenor?

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Does someone's store of Keilwerth trivia include an idea how many straight tenors Keilwerth made?

Mine is a jewel of a horn I purchased from Stephan Bosken in 2003. Every few years I think of selling it because, admittedly, I do not play it often. It's just unwieldly. Whenever I am tempted I simply have to play it to be seduced again by its smooth action and the fact that it is the most in tune horn I've ever owned.
 
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I look forward to hearing the answer to your question. I've not played a JK straight tenor before, though I played an LA Sax straight tenor for a while. Unwieldy is a great word for it!
 
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It's not that the horn is difficult or uncomfortable to hold while playing, I simply have to be very careful to avoid whacking the bell against something while I'm moving around with it. I suppose I could fashion a foam bumper to wrap around the bell, but that's too much like having a plastic cover on a sofa for me.
 
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Does someone's store of Keilwerth trivia include an idea how many straight tenors Keilwerth made?

Mine is a jewel of a horn I purchased from Stephan Bosken in 2003. Every few years I think of selling it because, admittedly, I do not play it often. It's just unwieldly. Whenever I am tempted I simply have to play it to be seduced again by its smooth action and the fact that it is the most in tune horn I've ever owned.
I don't want to derail the thread but I saw Lovano perform a set at the Vanguard on an LA Sax straight tenor, If I remember correctly it had a matte gold finish. Must have been 1999? 2000? Anyway, he sounded like himself and it was very cool if not unwieldly looking!
 
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