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" THE SEVENTH TRUMPET "
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CONN STENCILED PAN AMERICAN ALL BURNISHED GOLD PLATED FULL BELL ONE OFF AS FAR AS I CAN TELL , PORTRAIT ENGRAVING !! FINISH 99%. ALTO SAXOPHONE IN LOW PITCH , PLAY READY ! THE NECK IS A CONN WONDER II GOLD PLATED NECK. A SUPERIOR NECK THAN A STENCIL NECK.
THIS ALTO HAS EXPERIMENTAL C-C# TO D TRILL KEY !! MOST PROBABLY AN ADD ON ( SEE PIC 12 ) I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE ON A CONN STENCIL BEFORE.
I THINK THIS ENGRAVING WAS DONE BY AN EARLY ENGRAVER PERHAPS ( NOT ) A STENBERG BUT AN UNDER STUDY ? BUT THE ENGRAVER DID BASE THIS ENGRAVING ON A MYTHOLOGICAL / HISTORICAL / RELIGIOUS TOPIC AS THE CONN STENBERG ENGRAVERS WERE KNOWN TO DO. ETC.
THIS FINISH IS VERY SHINY.
IT WAS HARD TO GET NON-REFLECTIVE PHOTOS ON THIS BUT I DID TAKE ONES IN DIFFERENT LIGHT SETTINGS ETC.
MY RESEARCH ON THIS ENGRAVING IS AS FOLLOWS:
>The most famous trumpets in the Bible are the seven trumpets blown in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 8-11). Angels blow the first six trumpets to call sinners on Earth to repentance. Each trumpet blast brings a plague, each one more disastrous than the one before it. The trumpet is used to build anticipation and tells the reader that an alert, announcement, or warning is about to take place. The seventh trumpet does not bring a plague with it. Instead, an angel blows the seventh trumpet to announce the End Of Time and JUDGEMENT DAY.
In many religions an angel is depicted sometimes , as sometimes wingless and sexless blowing the seventh final trumpet call. <
THE ANGEL WHO BLOWS " THE SEVENTH TRUMPET " IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS GABRIEL , BUT THERE ARE OTHER NAMES USED TO DEPICT THIS IN VARIOUS OTHER CULTURES AND RELIGIONS. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH IT IS FASCINATING ! ( SEE PIC 2 ) I ATTACHED A ILLUSTRATED PICTURE FROM A WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET SHOWING " THE SEVENTH TRUMPET " LOOKS PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE ENGRAVING ON THIS SAX.
IT IS ALSO INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IN THE JEWISH RELIGION THE SEVENTH TRUMPET CALL WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE WALLS OF JERICHO ! AGAIN DO RESEARCH , I DID AND VERY INTERESTING STUFF !
1 THIS IS REALLY COOL. THE SAX HAS A : C-C# TO D TRILL KEY ! (SEE PIC 13) HOLTON SAXES OF THIS PERIOD ALSO HAD ONE. BUT THIS ONE IS ACTIVATED WHEN C# OPEN IS PLAYED AND THE SIDE C KEY IS PRESSED. THUS C# TO D TRILL IS ACHIEVED. ALSO WHEN THE REGULAR MID C IS PRESSED AND THE SIDE C KEY IS PUSHED THE C TO D TRILL IS ACHIEVED. VERY UNIQUE AND HANDY.
2 THIS IS INTERESTING ALSO. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS W4089. IN THE PIC SOME OF THE RIGHT OF THE " W " IS WORN BUT IT IS PLAINLY VISIBLE. ( SEE PIC 12 ) THERE WAS NEVER A DESIGNATION OF A " W " IN A CONN SUBSIDIARY SERIAL NUMBER PAN AMERICAN AS FAR AS I KNOW OR MODEL LIST I CAN FIND. HOWEVER NO GOOD RECORDS SURVIVE. SOMEONE SUGGESTED IT MAYBE A SPECIAL ORDER ??? I WOULD SAY THIS WAS MADE AFTER 1914 UP THRU THE 1920 'S PERIOD WHEN PORTRAIT GOLD PLATED MODELS WERE PRODUCED.
I HAD A CORRESPONDENCE WITH ONE OF THE LEADING CONN EXPERTS AND A GREAT REPAIR-MAN THAT SAID:
>The keywork mods are nicely done, from what I can see of them. Just a guess!Really interesting! It looks like a stencil body that got fully tricked out at the factory. Someone must have special ordered it- maybe they wanted it brandless, or maybe they wanted a body style that was no longer available except in stencil form. Pearl inlay on the G#, too.The serial numbers for stencils were often different. My guess is that this horn was originally destined to be a regular stencil, but was plucked from the line for whatever reason and customized.<
3 THIS HAS A PEARL G# KEY. KIND OF NEAT !
4 THERE ARE NICE ENGRAVINGS ON THE BOW AREA SIDES. SWEET TOUCH.
THE BOW IS FINE NO DENTS.
5 THE TONE HOLES ARE NOT ROLLED BUT STRAIGHT.
6 IT LACKS A FRONT F. ( BUT ONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIT AN AFTER MARKET ONE ON ? )
7 THE PAN AMERICAN COMPANY LOGO IS (NOT) ON THE FRONT WHERE THE FULL LENGTH ENGRAVING " THE SEVENTH TRUMPET " IS TAKING UP THE WHOLE AREA.
BUT ON THE BACK IS THE CONN HAYNES PATD. ( DEC 8, 1914 ) 1119954... ALSO IT HAS THE CONN MERCEDES BENZ STYLE C GUARD.
8 IT PLAYS VERY WELL AND HAS WHAT (I THINK ARE MOSTLY UPDATED PADS) FROM WHAT YEAR THEY WERE INSTALLED I AM NOT SURE ???
9 AS MENTIONED THE FINISH IS INTACT 99%. THE GOLD PLATE IS EXTREMELY NICE.
THE FINISH IS BRILLIANTLY DISPLAYED. THE GOLD PLATE REMINDS ME OF THE HOLTON 24K GOLD PLATING PROCESS.
10 ALL THE PEARLS ARE VERY NICE NO REAL WEAR.
11 THE STRAP HOOK IS NOT WORN VERY MUCH SUGGESTING THIS WAS NOT PLAYED THAT MUCH !
12 THE ACTION IS FINE AND SAX PLAYS COMFORTABLY. ALL ROLLERS ROLL.
13 NECK CORK FINE , TUNER TURNS , NO PULL DOWN ON NECK.
14 BELL TO BODY BRACE IS CLEAN AND NOT PUSHED IN ON EITHER END. NO BUMPS DOWN INSIDE OF THE BELL ADJACENT TO THE OUTER BRACE.
15 THERE WAS A REPAIR ON THE Eb UPPER GUARD FOOT. ALSO A POST WAS REPAIRED ON THE UPPER STACK. SEE THE LAST TWO PICS.
OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE NO REAL DENTS I CAN FIND OR DENT REMOVAL THAT IS OBVIOUS , OR OTHER FORMER REPAIRS. BUT I AM NOT A TECH SO LOOK AT ALL THE PICS. IF YOU NEED MORE CONTACT ME.
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