Just Saxes / JustSaxes.com Fine Vintage, New and Custom Saxophones: Welcome to Just Saxes!

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Web Name: Just Saxes / JustSaxes.com Fine Vintage, New and Custom Saxophones: Welcome to Just Saxes!

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Welcome to Just Saxes! Capitola, CA Pick-up also available in Palo Alto, CA Please note:  this site revamp is still under construction please don t hesitate to email about broken links or missing content!       Here at Just Saxes, you ll find vintage, custom new saxophones, fine mouthpieces, and cases, as well as articles and links to sites related to vintage saxophones and horn shopping.  A vintage saxophone enthusiast myself, I buy and sell only those instruments that I know to be good candidates for professional quality performance.  When you purchase a saxophone from Just Saxes, you can be sure it is up to the requirements of any musical demand. While some musical contexts certainly favor certain equipment over other equipment for R B a Martin tenor, or for swing a Conn Chu Berry Tenor, or a Buffet Superdynaction or Buescher True-Tone for classical we can also work together to determine just the right fit.Recognized internationally for my custom and repair work, there is no mechanical problem I can t solve, and I know what is required to bring a saxophone to its best performance, both in terms of broad gestures and the finest, subtlest ones that can turn a saxophone from dog to godsend. There is a profound difference between a saxophone that is sealing or simply has no leaks and one that is in its absolute optimal adjustment. Optimum adjustment is always the standard, in all work done at Just Saxes.Perhaps most importantly, when you buy a saxophone from Just Saxes, or have an overhaul, custom work or restoration performed by Just Saxes, you can be absolutely sure that the work is truly top rung, that it was performed by my own hand (not an assistant s), and that no shortcuts were taken in the care of your saxophone.I do not do a huge volume of business, taking on only a handful of saxophone restorations monthly, and I give my best effort to every saxophone and every customer whether genius or novice indeed optimal repair is equally important at both extremes, though for different reasons at each end of the spectrum.Originally opened for business in Bywater, New Orleans, in 2001, and now in Capitola since 2010, Just Saxes has served saxophonists of all levels in New Orleans and worldwide ever since, from world renowned avant-garde masters to future masters purchasing their first instruments.~ Sincere thanks to all of Just Saxes clients, past, present and future ~December 17, 2020In observance of the effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, and for everybody's protection including my own, Just Saxes remains open for "curbside service" only, with a few now-routine protocols:- incoming new work will be exchanged carefully, no unnecessary hand-to-hand contact, with full precautions (masking, sanitary hands/gloves and distancing), and will then sit in an isolated, safe storage space for 9 days, minimum, before I open the case to begin work.- all post-service work will include washing of the neck interior with dishsoap and water, heat treatment of the inside of the body, and packing of the case and horn inside a cardboard box for return and safer transport.When Just Saxes is open again for visits and "while-U-wait" indoor service, I'll remove this post. Sincere thanks, and please be well and keep your immune system strong and let's all protect each other by taking proper precautions while minimizing stress. There is light at the end of the tunnel. It won't be long now, and no one will be happier than me when the time comes to remove this post.December 2, 2020Some new vintage horns are ready but not yet photo-documented. Full listings will be up soon:- Couf Superba Alto- Buffet Superdynaction Alto- Conn 10M (pre-war, relacquered) TenorThese are all fully and newly overhauled, firing on all cylinders, with set-ups tailored to each's particular character. They are all EXCELLENT.November 19, 2020The full line of "New Ol Skool" pitchings is in stock now, though the bari is still somewhat in the prototype phase.I discovered yesterday that I may be sold out of Crescent baris (I will have to confirm this over the next few days). I've moved shop and home recently, so things are a bit here and there, storagewise. The shop will likely move again before too long, by Spring at the latest.July 1, 2020 Just Saxes "New Ol Skool" altos and tenors are now available and in stock, and new sopranos and baritone models are forthcoming. It's hard to find time to make the webpages for these, but they will be up when I can find time to make them.July 1, 2020New retail items in stock now:- Crescent baritones, straight and curved sopranos- Crescent II altosAugust 2, 2018Just Saxes Custom tenors are finalized -- this may very well be your holy grail, short of an SBA at $12,000, if your ideal tenor an SBA. $1795 in dark, vintage lacquer, $2545 with hand-selected Schucht neck. The tenor can be fine tuned to have a lighter, more lyrical response, like a Mark VI, or a heavier and broader core, like an SBA. These are classic-voiced, throaty saxophones, with a heavy core and modern brightness -- the alto is VI-like, the tenor SBA-like with a brighter edge and bright punch. Full info and details to come.July 31, 2017*Newly Available*: Crescent II altos -- more info to come. These are updates on the original Crescent alto conception with many small but meaningful changes. Available in dark, honeyed gold lacquer. I still have a few original Crescent altos, but will be replacing these with the Crescent II exclusively when those are gone. If you own an original Crescent, don't worry: I still have and will maintain plenty of extra replacement parts for the original Crescent altos.May 24, 2017*Now Available*: "JS Custom" Tenor and "JS Custom" necks. The JS Custom Tenor is a new offering made in Taiwan that, with a wide array of neck options -- including handmade necks by Tino Schucht -- may be the tenor you have been waiting for at a fraction of the price one normally expects to pay for a Dream Tenor. The necks are compatible with Crescent and Bauhaus Walstein tenors, offering a darker coloration and a more "bebop-and-beyond"-friendly tone, character and response -- a bit subtler and more jazz friendly than the original necks for both Crescent and BW. This new neck is available in both conventional "Mark VI style" templates and a template that has less upward tilt in its curvature; players who prefer the mouthpiece angle of old American saxophones (e.g. Conn & Buescher tenors) will like the changed entry angle of the mouthpiece with the latter style of "Crescent Custom." Available in a variety of finishes including silverplate and bare brass @ $229 + shipping. (more news and info coming soon)July 11, 2016Just Saxes has moved to a convenient new location (with plenty of on-site parking) on 17th Avenue in Live Oak and is open for service locally and internationally (receiving & mailing address remains 1840 41st Ave). Hours are now more flexible than in the past, with evening visits with playtesting possible past 9pm.Currently available vintage saxophones: - "Yanagisawa-ized" Buescher True-Tone Soprano (Very Custom)- Classic Conn 6M (rolled toneholes, relacquered)- Conn 6M, transitional with NY (overslung, no tuning barrel) neck. Very well preserved, gold lacquered, seems to be original lacquer. Plays well as is (with possibly original pads in lower stack), but next in shop line for full overhaul/restoration but with maxed-out set-up. No significant damage, no past-repair horrors hidden anywhere; very responsive, accurate player. This model is my personal favorite 6M, of all the incarnations. Better intonation than many NY neck 6Ms, registers are nicely in tune with each other, with bold, open, freeblowing voice. $1295 without overhaul / $1895 after overhaul.- Conn 10M tenor (pre-war, rolled toneholes, very good intonation, overall "player's horn" condition, relaquered -- very good option for someone seeking a classic 10M playing well but not restored/overhauled) - price not yet determined. This 10M was originally purchased for full restoration, but with the current work backload it is available with normal servicing (plays very, very well, has cosmetic and mechanical imperfections). $1495- SML Late series tenor, straight toneholes, very good condition, not overhauled but completely serviced, pads in very good condition. $2195 (may get updated/modernized LH table if time permits -- if so price will change quite a bit)- more vintage stock is available (see list at bottom of this frame, below), but most saxes are awaiting restoration, customization, or bothVintage saxophones in the works, and forthcoming:- Buescher New Aristocrat alto with "01" neck. The serial number on this example is very close to Rascher's. Full restoration. I actually have a second Buescher "01" neck that I'll be testing for compatibility, and it will be an "ala carte" offering with sale if it matches well. The second neck was last owned by the venerable Kidd Jordan, and should be a good one.- Conn 6M classic pre-war Ladyface alto. Very nicely preserved, rolled tone holes. Scheduled for full restoration.- Buescher Aristocrat 'Big B' tenor. This may get an updated (modernized) lefthand pinky table, depending on workload.- Buescher Aristocrat Alto - full restoration including hand refinish.More Info »

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