I had been researching something completely different and came across this. It's a Buescher True-Tone that's been retrofitted with keywork from an Asian horn. There's also the moderately updated Conn F mezzo that cybersax.com had a few years back.
I've heard of a few folks having this sort of thing done and I know that we have more than one tech here that does this sort of thing.
A few questions:
* Do you think that this negatively impacts value?
* Do you think that this improves value?
* How about for one-handed conversions?
* How much would a "total conversion" cost?
Personally ... I don't know. I can say that I've looked at some saxophones and did say "no" to them because the G# cluster was Conn/Buescher Aristocrat/Truetone-style (I've had my pinky broken several times and I don't have great strength in it). Hey, if the bore is intact, who cares about the keywork? Right? Why am I hearing crickets? Well, I haven't called the exterminator in awhile ....
I've heard of a few folks having this sort of thing done and I know that we have more than one tech here that does this sort of thing.
A few questions:
* Do you think that this negatively impacts value?
* Do you think that this improves value?
* How about for one-handed conversions?
* How much would a "total conversion" cost?
Personally ... I don't know. I can say that I've looked at some saxophones and did say "no" to them because the G# cluster was Conn/Buescher Aristocrat/Truetone-style (I've had my pinky broken several times and I don't have great strength in it). Hey, if the bore is intact, who cares about the keywork? Right? Why am I hearing crickets? Well, I haven't called the exterminator in awhile ....
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