Conn "Lady face" with "New York Style" neck, Alto Saxophone 1933
VERY RARE Conn "Lady face" with "New York Style" neck, Alto Saxophone 1933.
This is a freshly overhauled (Chanu pads) with a fresh full mechanichal rebuild Conn 6M transitional alto saxophone from 1933 with the “New York” neck. As a result of the excellent work on the part of the Conn designers and , the action is quick, quiet, and tight and the horn is extremely responsive and easy to play. The tone is warm and focused, and it plays very well in-tune while retaining much of the power of the previous Conn model, the New Wonder Series II (aka “Chu Berry”) while being a massive improvement in build quality, ergonomics, and intonation.
The “New York” neck was a special order neck without the microtuner and a different octave mechanism. This neck is NOT interchangeable with a regular 6M neck- though the taper is the same, the octave key moves in the opposite (normal) direction, so the octave mechanism itself is different and will not work with a regular underslung 6M neck.
I am a big fan of the 1930s Conn altos, and if you play this horn you will see why.
It will arrive to you packed with care, looking every bit as good as it does in the photos above, and you can take it gigging the night it arrives
This is a freshly overhauled (Chanu pads) with a fresh full mechanichal rebuild Conn 6M transitional alto saxophone from 1933 with the “New York” neck. As a result of the excellent work on the part of the Conn designers and , the action is quick, quiet, and tight and the horn is extremely responsive and easy to play. The tone is warm and focused, and it plays very well in-tune while retaining much of the power of the previous Conn model, the New Wonder Series II (aka “Chu Berry”) while being a massive improvement in build quality, ergonomics, and intonation.
The “New York” neck was a special order neck without the microtuner and a different octave mechanism. This neck is NOT interchangeable with a regular 6M neck- though the taper is the same, the octave key moves in the opposite (normal) direction, so the octave mechanism itself is different and will not work with a regular underslung 6M neck.
I am a big fan of the 1930s Conn altos, and if you play this horn you will see why.
It will arrive to you packed with care, looking every bit as good as it does in the photos above, and you can take it gigging the night it arrives
