Evette Schaeffer Serial Numbers Saxophone
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. 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).
Buffet Crampon S1 Tenor Saxophone serial # 283XX 1978. (1) Saxophone Manufacturer: Buffet Crampon Model: Evette Alto Saxophone R.O.C. 551xxx Includes: Case Brand New Reeds Alto Sax care kit. Here is an antique, 1906 going by the serial number, Buffet Crampon Evette & Schaeffer alto saxophone. Is an Evette Buffett Crampon a good saxophone? Basson Evette Serial number. Online Saxophone Museum. Home » Museum » Saxophone Galleries » BUFFET ».
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.?
If you read what he says on that website, there seem to have been some italian made DA and SDA copies, but it's not clear whether they were sold as Buffet saxes. It doesn't help that a lot of the links to pictures on that webpage no longer work due to the owner redesigning it. Here's the one's I can find - I've seen one or two Evette engraved saxes (without the Schaeffer) on ebay that looked like 60's/70's italian made instruments. I've not seen any pictures of a Keilwerth made Evettes, but that murky period when Keilwerth and Buffet were part of the Boosey & Hawkes empire isn't something I know much about. The S2 seems to have been largely built by JK. Back to this Variant. ( Originally posted to Aldevis in the comments section but wanted to repeat here and elaborate on) Buffets launched after the SDA are a minefield of globally made and always confusing models of varying quality, an 'Evette' can be almost anything from trash to treasure and unfortunately, usually at the trash end of things.
Joiner Avi Free Download Crackle. It`s nice to be able to nail down a more common version which is not only well worth owning but worth looking out for due to costing less than the OEM branded version of the same horn I`d have no issue using this Jupiter 'Evette' as an only horn - lets face it, the sound is close to the MkVII I had, it plays a lot better (due to excessive wear on the Selmer) and you can even buy bits off the shelf for it from Dawkes - LOL. Battleground By Stephen King Pdf - Download Free Apps. Beats a Bauhaus TS-PD overall and especially on sound & character, kills the Elkhart Series-II (even early Taiwan ones) and TJ Classics and is up to TJ Revolution quality overall. I`ve not played an Elkhart Deluxe Tenor but if the Alto is anything to go by, this Jupe-Evette is NOT up to that standard regarding build or keywork (which I`d guess is down to Age difference, they`re a lot newer than this) - I`d like to try an Elkhart Dlx or Sakkusu Tick Tenor some time and see if its as good as the Alto and Sop. I think you are confusing the S2 with the Buffet Crampon 'Expression' which was a stencil of a Keilwerth SX90. I have tenor and alto S2 saxes and they are pure Buffet Crampon. I also have an article about them from the CASS journal - they were a short-lived professional model available at the same time as the S1 and aimed more at the jazz and popular music market.
I also have a Buffet Crampon alto that is identical to the 'Expression', but not marked with the 'Expression' name. It is definitely made by Keilwerth, presumably at the time when Boosey & Hawkes owned both Buffet and Keilwerth. Buffet is one of the brand which started having things made for them ( As early as the 19th century) from others very early on. This is true of flutes, clarinets and saxophones. They have bought from whomever was cheap and available to them. Since integrating Schreiber as a part of the Keilwerth group they went back to the company who had been providing all the “ made in Germany” clarinets they ever sold under their name (for example) They are currently selling Chinese saxophones too ( series 100 and 400).