Selmer Mark VII alto sax

Here's an early model Selmer Mark VII alto,  right after they stopped the VI's. 
These of course have a varied reputation.  Folks love the VI's so much that anything is crap in comparison.   Truth be told these Mark VII horns were different, but still very well made professional instruments.  I personally don't like the left hand pinky table or the right hand pinky keys....they don't feel good to my hands.  But the sound is still fantastic.  I'm sure I'd get used to the pinky keys if I played the instrument more.   This horn didn't stick around long,  I got it for a decent price, sold it to someone in Korea.

Buffet Evette & Schaeffer Bb clarinet

This one was quite a score! I found this at one of my favorite pawn shops for a measly $35.  Apparently they didn't make much of it!  Little did they know that these K series serial number Evette & Schaeffer clarinets were made by Buffet in their factory and are really very, very nice!
The clarinet needed a repad, the pads were way shot.  I used my standard Italian leather pads and the work was a breeze, the instrument had little wear, the tone holes were all sharp,  and when it was all said and done I ended up with a fantastic sounding French clarinet! 

Holton baritone sax

This was a fun beast to work on!  Here's an old 1920's Holton that needed just about everything.   Working on bari's can be quite challenging.   In essence everything is exactly the same as on any other sax,  things are just bigger and of course moving the horn around in the workshop is a bear!   I really dig old Holtons.   They don't have the greatest rep for some reason.   So far I can say every one I've had through here has ended up being a fine player.  One thing I noticed is in this era they tended to make their key rods too long...so there's always some thread sticking out of the bottom of the post!  This has happened with a few 20's Holtons,  this was something they did for some reason.  No big deal, just odd!
This baby is keyed to high F and has the Aux front F key...great axe!

Bonade Bb clarinet mouthpiece

Bonade was a famous clarinetist and teacher who apparently required his students to play mouthpieces with his name on them.....not just for the name but for the sound!  These are excellent blanks attributed to Chedeville.   I've had a few of these old Chedeville mouthpieces through here, some have needed some work on the facing but most of them are quite fine players.