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Welcome to a more streamlined, organized, cleaner, faster, simpler, easier to read version of my website. This price is not a typo: $300 for a completely overhauled vintage name brand Tenor.Hi, my name is Matt Stohrer and I repair saxophones for a living. Vintage case in fair but usable condition included. Everything you love about a solid, good ol' vintage American Tenor. Ergos are comfy, intonation is in the pocket. Holtons always had major cojones, and this is not exception. It's in good form, sturdy, and sounds great. The original saddle has been replaced w/ a new Yamaha saddle, and the previous sheet metal brace replaced with a sturdier one from a Conn 16M. But the tube profile and integrity are good. So everything came off.key, saddle, tenon, brace, pip.neck tube has been worked back into proper shapel still has some minor dings and inconsistencies, however. The neck had some pulldown which required complete disassembly to get at properly. Feels fine under the fingers, operates as it should. So I hard-soldered on an Armstrong touch which fits pretty IS nickel however. The side Bb touch was missing barrel and lever were there, just no touch.

New domed metal reso pads, except two or three which are plastic reso because I was out of the sized for those keys. Holes leveled, keys swedged, rods trued, keywork lubed and regulated. The neck receiver was missing one of the thumbscrew holes, so we replaced it with a new, generic receiver that fits the neck well. A few resolders here and there, previously done we cleaned them up a bit to make them look better as they were structurally sound and their placement was right, decided not to redo them. There are still small dings here and there. Leblanc acquired Holton in 1964 and phased out the Collegiate saxophone. We have done some moderate dent repair & gotten everything back into good geometry as far as body goes. Holton is a brand owned by the Conn-Selmer division of Steinway Musical Instruments. Original lacq around 60%, fair amount of spotting and several bare patches. A '65 Collegiate model 577, completely overhauled.

Holton collegiate sax