Conn c melody saxophone. Alvarez f style mandolin.
Conn C Melody Saxophone
(saxophonist) a musician who plays the saxophone
The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet.
A member of a family of metal wind instruments with a single-reed mouthpiece, used esp. in jazz and dance music
sax: a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
tune: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
(melodic) melodious: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
The principal part in harmonized music
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
Such sequences of notes collectively
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
Conn is a surname and a masculine given name meaning "chief" in Irish. As a given name it is also used as a short form of Connor.
Connecticut (state code CT) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south (because various islands of New York span Connecticut's entire coast).
The action or post of conning a ship
Amazing Grace
This posting is to show off the bass saxophone, not the saxophone player. I didn't pick up a saxophone until I was 50 and I don't play well. Amazing Grace is about the only melody I can play without seeing the music. This saxophone was made in 1922 by C. G. Conn Ltd. in Elkhart, Indiana. It had some serious playing into the 1930's. The plating on the horn is silver with gold keywork and trim. Sometime in the late 1930's the pads were replaced incorrectly and the saxophone ended up hanging on the wall of a music store in St. Petersburg, Florida because it would not play. I purchased the horn around 2000 to restore.
There wasn't enough room to set up to take this inside. I was using the built in mic on the 7D and the wind noise made things difficult.
Vintage
A (badly focused) closeup of a vintage early 1900s Conn C melody saxophone.