Hi all, as some will know I have recently started playing an keilwerth Alto which I have had buried for several years. I have however always fancied a tenor (long story). I have just been offered an Evette Buffet Crampon Tenor, which is s/h. The person selling it is desperate for money, and the owner of the shop who is selling it on her behalf is reasonably well known to me. The price is £190.

It appears (and sounds) to be in good condition (it's a few years old and has a few scratches, but nothing of sigificance). Do you think it's worth getting at that price? Are they reasonable horns? - it doesn't have to be Pro quality just reasonably good enough to produce good sound (haha, not with me playing it!). The lady who owns the shop and is herself a sax player, reckons it's actually worth closer to £300, but the owner is desperate for a quick sell. Any thoughts very welcome Regards woody.

Hi, I just joined to see if anyone here might know something about our saxophone. I get conflicting info on the net. Anyway, it's an Evette, stamped 'Made in Italy' but that seems suspect to me - wouldn't it be in Italian instead of English if it were made there? The serial number has five numbers, which suggests a later manufacturing date for it than the 30's or early 40's that I've read about on the net. Also, I put it on postaroo.com for $200 and three different English people (all with yahoo emails, strangely) offered to pay the asking price plus shipping costs - which leads me to think it's worth more, or they're all some sort of scammers.

Buffet » Early Evette & Schaeffer. Paul Evette and Ernest Schaeffer bought the Buffet-Crampon firm in 1885 and patented their first saxophone on. Serial Numbers. Paul Evette and Ernest Schaeffer bought the Buffet-Crampon firm in 1885 and patented their first saxophone on July 25, 1887 (December 5, 1899 in the US). These horns are. All models except the Low B horns introduced the following: A keyed range that extends from low Bb to high F on alto, C melody and Bb tenor.

Any info would be much appreciated! Thanks, Raymond.

I once owned a 'Made in Italy' Buffet Evette alto saxophone. My dad gave me this horn when I was twelve and it was what I learned to play sax on. If memory serves me right, it is gold lacquer with nickle-plated keys and has a 5-digit serial number. It has an oval bell to brace connector with a floral design in it. Mine was regarded as a student horn.

$200.00 appears to be IMO, a decent offer for a horn of this caliber. I currently own Buffet Super Dynaction alto and tenor saxophones, the professional line of horns of the manufacturer which were made about the same time as the Evette you described. The Italian Evettes, were from what I can tell were manufactured in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Incidentally, Selmer from the late 1960's to today will place 'Made in France' on their horns. This is done because a large portion of the horns they produce were made for the American market. This may be the case with the Italian Evettes.

Well I got around to the serial finally, it's a tenor marked #18844. No country of origin stamp either. This horn really impresses me with the big sound (Buffet??) it gets. The closest comparison for me would be an older Buescher. Reminds me of a TH&C I once had. Way different sound color than my VI. Of course the action is nothing to write home about, but it doesn't get in the way too much once you're used to the horn.

This ES is a major bar honker for sure. Best cheapest back up tenor I ever had. Software Penerjemah Bahasa Video Download.

I recently 'Ohauled my silver VI tenor and it's looking brand new again, anyway my VI is not going to back to the bars anytime soon. Keith, the alto you got is likely a good horn too, curious to know how it works out. From my understanding, when you say Evette Schaeffer saxophones, you can be talking about at least four different varieties: 1) Those very vintage early horns made by the company that would become Buffet Crampon from ca. 1890 through 'the teens' (20th century). They usually have ornate script engraving on the bells. 2) Horns from the '20s with less ornate engraving 3) ES 'Master' models from the 1950s (and '60s?) that are Buffet-made and almost identical to SDAs.

These have brass keys. 4) ES 'Master' models that are Keilwerth-made with tell-tale Keilwerth nickel keywork. But I said 'from my understanding' because the Evette Schaeffer history seems to be very multi-faceted and complex, with more than one company and numerous stencils involved. With that said, is this a Keilwerth-made horn (#4 above): The ad says it's 'Paris-made' but there's a ES Master alto on Junkdude of the same vintage and appearance that he says was made by JK. And the keywork looks very JK to me. Anyone have any experience with these JK-made 'ES' sops?

And if so, how do you rate them? Are they kind of clanky, 'studenty,' etc.?