Grant,
Maybe there is something wrong with my browser or computer but I get a
"Page cannot be found" fault when I try to open the photos. How can I
view them?

Thanks,
Kevin Phillips

Grant Green wrote:
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> Forwarded by request (apologies to those of you who get this multiple
> times...)
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> Grant,
>
> I've been wanting to sell my Conn EEb contrabass sarrusophone ever
> since I got my Tubax. Ordinarily, I would go the ebay route but I'd
> rather not have to ship anything that big.
>
> Earlier this year I sold one of my three(!) bass saxes by posting a
> notice on the Bass Sax Co-op site. I sold it to another Bass Sax
> forum member who was vacationing in Florida and he picked up the
> instrument in person. It worked out perfectly for everyone involved.
> I'd like to try to do the same with my Sarrusophone on your
> contrabass site, if that is permissible.
>
> My Conn is one of the Sarrusophones made for the army in the 1920s,
> and it is marked USQMC (or G) for United States Quarter Master Corps
> (or General). It was probably originally bare brass but it was
> polished and lacquered later. The lacquer is about 75%, and the horn
> looks pretty good.
>
> There are quite a few small dents but nothing really bad. The
> mechanism is a bit sloppy in places, and the bocal has some unsightly
> repairs. However, there are no missing parts, everything works, and
> it plays right now.
>
> The good stuff is it comes with an original Conn single reed
> Sarrusophone mouthpiece in exceedingly good condition that works very
> well, using alto sax reeds. It also comes with a real contrabass
> sarrusophone reed which is old but completely intact to use as a
> model. The reed actually still plays. I'm also including a
> contrabass bassoon reed and an old fingering chart for this horn. The
> case is original, very dingy, but structurally sound and the hardware
> works.
>
> I've been watching sarrusophone sales for a few years now, and I think
> market value for my horn is $5,000+ but I'll take $4,000 if I don't
> have to ship it. I'd rather not sell for less than that.
>
> I'm attaching some photos of the sarrusophone. I'll be taking more
> photos as soon as possible, and I'll be glad to specifically
> photograph any part of the horn anyone might want to see.
>
> I live near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Thanks, Randy Emerick (saxtek at
> A O L dot com).
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> I've uploaded the pictures to:
> http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrusophone1.jpg,
> <http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrusophone1.jpg,>
> http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrussophone2.jpg,
> <http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrussophone2.jpg,> and
> http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrusophone3.jpg.
> <http://www.contrabass.com/2007/Sarrusophone3.jpg.>
>
> Enjoy!
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