Kohler 55 Tenor saxophone

This old Kohlert tenor was basically a closet horn,  no dings, very little wear overall.  The aging of the lacquer looks so cool!  The build quality on these is pretty darn good,  I love the key guards too.   The key work is pretty comfortable and more towards the modern end compared to the 20s/30s vintage saxophones.   The tone of this horn is more modern too in comparison to the darker horns of the previous eras.  There is a small following for the old Kohlert horns,  and there's good reason for that.  They can be had for reasonable prices although they are hard to some by.   This is only one of a few I've seen in the last year,  even on Ebay, they're rare.  Especially one this clean.  Unbelievably, this horn was shipped all the way from Georgia to my home in Olympia Wa in just a box around the original case...no packing materials whatsoever!!! I was surprised to open up the package and find no damage, sometimes you get lucky.

Conn Concertone C Melody saxophone

This was a fun horn to restore.  It's a classic Conn made stencil C Melody, marked "Concertone". 

The horn had a full tear down, clean up, re pad, you name it.  It came to me with the original white pads, this horn hadn't been played much and the mechanism was not all worn out and sloppy, as many 20's horns are.
The end result was lovely.  A nearly blemish free, good playing, classic American C Melody.  It played well with a medium chamber mouthpiece and its original C mouthpiece.  I really get a kick out of these old C melodies,  they have such a unique and lovely voice.

Jean Cartier "Professional" Bb clarinet

Here's another fine French made Bb clarinet.  This one has the old Jean Cartier name, its unclear as to whether this was a trade name or not.  All I know is that all the Cartier's I've seen through here have been fine instruments!
This is the first "Professional" instrument I've seen by Cartier.  I'm not sure if it would stand up to this name in these modern times but honestly it was a DARN good instrument!  The quality of the wood was top notch, the key work was comfy and the clarinet just sang and sang!  The key work did have some very dull plating.
I repadded this clarinet and was very very happy with the results.  I'm sure the new owner is very happy with this, I know I would be.

GM Bundy Paris 7 ring Bb clarinet

These old GM Bundy Paris clarinets are some of my favorites!  Somewhere in the archives here you can find me writing about another one which had standard Boehm keywork.   This clarinet pictured has 7 rings and an extra vent on the upper joint.
As I mentioned before these were actually made in the Selmer Paris factory in the 20s/30s,  and they are fantastic!  This one in particular was a splendid player, such a wonderful tone.  The barrel was badly cracked when I got it and needed quite a bit of work to be sealed up, but it turned out great!  This was an instrument I could see myself falling in love with...unfortunately it sold before that had a chance of happening!