I love getting interesting mail.
A Danish reader of saxpics.com sent me a Kohlert catalog that was printed between 1930 and 1938. It's in German and the prices are in Czech Crowns.
The horns listed first are the ones I called "Pre-WWII" ("1930's Models") on saxpics.com: they're split-bell key horns. Pitches:
* Straight Bb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG])
* Straight C Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG] -- yes, the same number)
* Straight Eb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG]) -- i.e., sopranino
* Curved Bb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#318[/HASHTAG])
* Curved C Soprano ([HASHTAG]#318[/HASHTAG])
* Eb Alto ([HASHTAG]#319[/HASHTAG])
* Alto Saxophone in F (Mezzo Soprano - [HASHTAG]#319[/HASHTAG]) -- and a drawing of one is in the catalog. It looks like the Conn F Mezzo.
* Tenor in C ([HASHTAG]#320a[/HASHTAG])
* Tenor in Bb ([HASHTAG]#320b[/HASHTAG])
* Baritone in Eb ([HASHTAG]#321[/HASHTAG])
* Bass in Bb ([HASHTAG]#322[/HASHTAG])
* Contrabass in Eb ([HASHTAG]#323[/HASHTAG])
... and then there are listings for the "The Popular" versions -- the horns engraved this are the cheaper versions and don't have trill keys, which I had posited on saxpics.com.
Finally, there are the "Saxophone gew?hnlidhen Systems" horns. These are horns that have a range from low B to altissimo Eb and look like they were made by A. Sax, himself -- and they again include an F alto (only straight sopranos and no contra).
Anyone wanna translate 14 pages of German?
A Danish reader of saxpics.com sent me a Kohlert catalog that was printed between 1930 and 1938. It's in German and the prices are in Czech Crowns.
The horns listed first are the ones I called "Pre-WWII" ("1930's Models") on saxpics.com: they're split-bell key horns. Pitches:
* Straight Bb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG])
* Straight C Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG] -- yes, the same number)
* Straight Eb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#317[/HASHTAG]) -- i.e., sopranino
* Curved Bb Soprano ([HASHTAG]#318[/HASHTAG])
* Curved C Soprano ([HASHTAG]#318[/HASHTAG])
* Eb Alto ([HASHTAG]#319[/HASHTAG])
* Alto Saxophone in F (Mezzo Soprano - [HASHTAG]#319[/HASHTAG]) -- and a drawing of one is in the catalog. It looks like the Conn F Mezzo.
* Tenor in C ([HASHTAG]#320a[/HASHTAG])
* Tenor in Bb ([HASHTAG]#320b[/HASHTAG])
* Baritone in Eb ([HASHTAG]#321[/HASHTAG])
* Bass in Bb ([HASHTAG]#322[/HASHTAG])
* Contrabass in Eb ([HASHTAG]#323[/HASHTAG])
... and then there are listings for the "The Popular" versions -- the horns engraved this are the cheaper versions and don't have trill keys, which I had posited on saxpics.com.
Finally, there are the "Saxophone gew?hnlidhen Systems" horns. These are horns that have a range from low B to altissimo Eb and look like they were made by A. Sax, himself -- and they again include an F alto (only straight sopranos and no contra).
Anyone wanna translate 14 pages of German?