This is a fairly early (no USA) slant signature Otto Link with the large chamber. It was stamped 5* with a bit of a thick tip finish, I was inspired to open it to .063 with a traditional Link facing and a good rail contour. This plays very big, and wide with a warm darker tone that also has a very fast and concise response. It has a unique singing quality that I think only these have. I felt that this piece did well with intonation as well, for whatever reason. It’s a very pretty sound.
Brilhart Ebolin Streamline 3 Original nice condition
This is what this is, no cracks, nice shape all original. Tip measures right on .080 on my tools.
King Silversonic Gold Plate Tenor 382k Project
Here we have a truly rare find, a King SIlversonic with original gold plated body, neck and keys and gold inlay on the engraving. These were custom ordered from King back in the day and we know of one other in existence. Finding this was just a happy accident. These pics are as found-
Selmer hard rubber soloist style vintage F (soprano)
Crisp &buzzy player.
Selmer hard rubber Soloist style F (soprano)
Nice husky & rich player. Shows normal scratching on the ligature area, fully functional.
Otto Link Straight Sig FL HR Marinated Efficient & Excellent 7* (.110)
Apex Link model, Optimized to max efficiency and tone.
Otto Link Straight Sig FL Hard Rubber original 7* (.107) Exc Player
All original, these are some of the best otto Links ever. This one in untouched state has a powerful smokey vibe with edge and organic mellowness both.
Selmer SBA (Super Action) Tenor Saxophone 41xxx original near new
This is exactly the Coltrane model, Bluetrane, Giant Steps, Soultrane etc. 41xxx and nearly brand new. It has all original pads and resos, lacquer still on the edges, could use a bit of tweaking but plays awesomely right now. Amazing crisp bright popping sound, saoring highs with the big bottom and compression. Just like the other 45xxx that recently sold here, this is just one of those things as good as it looks and it sure looks.
This level of instrument usually sells quietly without publicly posted sales so the only people who know what they really sell for are the seller and the buyer. This is one of the nicest examples I’ve ever found and there are very few to be found now, so I will gladly keep it until and unless I am quite compelled to let it go. For those who are expecting a ‘reasonable’ price, best not to bother to ask. There is nothing reasonable about this horn.
Otto Link Slant Sig. 6* FL Original very nice rarity
Very clean untouched 6* Florida slant signature Link. Clear milling lines on original table, unaltered tip and baffle. Finding nice original examples such as this is now quite rare. This has obviously been played and has some minor cosmetic blemishes but the functional areas are all quite clean.
Otto Link FL no USA 9* Original Apex Tenor Piece
This is an excellent example of the archetypal large tip size earlier Florida Link. For some unknown reason these larger tip sizes on the earlier FL really had a special thing. They play big and very flexible, but if you get the right model they also play somehow unexpectedly easy for that size. It’s a trick of facing and finish I guess, just the way they made these. I’ve had many 9’s and 10’s that did just this thing, reliably.
This one is in very nice condition, untouched and not abused. It measures at around .130 on my tools and blows very complex and easy for the size with a very significant original baffle.
