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Armstrong Tenor Sax

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MrWitworth

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Oct 2, 2003, 12:29:12 AM10/2/03
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Does anyone know who the builder was of an Armstrong Tenor Sax that appears to
have a model number 3000 on the bell. The right pinky keys suggest that it may
be a Keilwerth student horn. The bow has the longer radius of curvature usually
seen on Keilwerths too.

Thanks.

RC

Paul Edgerton

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Oct 2, 2003, 1:01:02 AM10/2/03
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You've go it exactly right. Armstrong was the importer during the H. Couf
days, and also relabeled the student horns under their own name.

BONB

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Oct 2, 2003, 3:14:26 PM10/2/03
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The H. Couf horns Grover Washington played were made by Armstrong at one
stage - maybe there is a bit of a Keilwerth influence there.

Greg Strange,
Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand, South Pacific.

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FSUdrsax

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Oct 2, 2003, 4:34:50 PM10/2/03
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>The H. Couf horns Grover Washington played were made by Armstrong at one
>stage - maybe there is a bit of a Keilwerth influence there.

Actuall the H. Couf horns and the Armstrong Heritage horns were BOTH made by
Keilwerth, so there definitely was a Keilwerth influence there. I had an
Armstrong Heritage alto that was absolutely identical to the H. Couf Superba II
alto. This was a VERY sweet horn. I still remember it as the nicest
all-around alto I've ever had. Sounded like a conn and felt like a Selmer.
Man, I miss that horn.

MrWitworth

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Oct 4, 2003, 7:56:07 PM10/4/03
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Thank you all for your information on this horn.

RC

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