info wanted: Jerome Thibouville-Lamy tenor

[Andy]

Anybody ever heard of a
"Jerome Thibouville-Lamy" tenor sax

It has turned up in a local(-ish) auction catalogue.
I'm wondering if it might be old / interesting enough to drive
a hundred miles or so early this Saturday morning,

Any got any info or approximate dates ?

cheers

Andy

[Claude DESMOINEAUX]

Old french company well known for old timers in brass instruments as bass,
tubas, trombones, but less for saxophone.
Sax blower since 1955, it's the first time i hear about Thibouville-Lamy sax.
Sure it will be an antique!
Claude

[Paul Lindemeyer]

Stephen Nichols wrote:

> Yeah, I got an old wooden Lamy bass clarinet a year ago but hadnt heard of their
> saxes.

I've seen pictures of saxes (and one actual C melody) from the period
circa 1900. These looked like bargain priced instruments, nickel plated,
stamped but not engraved, with range to low B.

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[Stephen Nichols]

Claude DESMOINEAUX wrote:

> Old french company well known for old timers in brass instruments as bass,
> tubas, trombones, but less for saxophone.
> Sax blower since 1955, it's the first time i hear about Thibouville-Lamy sax.
> Sure it will be an antique!

Yeah, I got an old wooden Lamy bass clarinet a year ago but hadnt heard of their
saxes.

Steve
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[Stephen Nichols]

Paul Lindemeyer wrote:

> > Yeah, I got an old wooden Lamy bass clarinet a year ago but hadnt heard of their
> > saxes.
>

> I've seen pictures of saxes (and one actual C melody) from the period
> circa 1900. These looked like bargain priced instruments, nickel plated,
> stamped but not engraved, with range to low B.

Well, my clarinet has a 2 piece wooden body and goes down to Eb so its prob not from
the same range as the saxes. Cant find out alot of info about them though.

[Andy]

In article <38197040...@ihug.co.nz>, Stephen Nichols
<stev...@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

> Paul Lindemeyer wrote:
>
> > > Yeah, I got an old wooden Lamy bass clarinet a year ago but hadnt
heard of their
> > > saxes.
> >
> > I've seen pictures of saxes (and one actual C melody) from the period
> > circa 1900. These looked like bargain priced instruments, nickel plated,
> > stamped but not engraved, with range to low B.
>
> Well, my clarinet has a 2 piece wooden body and goes down to Eb so its
prob not from
> the same range as the saxes. Cant find out alot of info about them though.

[shnip happens]

OK, folks, thanks for the info.
I found that THIBOUVILLE LAMY JEROME
was formed in 1867 in Paris, France.
Apparently they are still in business today

it sounds like it may well be the same busted-up cheap
C-melody (to low B) that I saw here in Glasgow,
going through a different auction house.

I think I'll pass. Maybe I should bid instead on lot 67:

'Violin, marked "Stradivarius" estimate £ 40 to £ 50'.....

It seems that while America had a 'saxophone craze' ,
Scotland had a 'violin craze'.
There must be over 100 "fiddles" in the sale, and more bows.

ciao

Andy

[Scott Marlowe]

Andy wrote:

> I think I'll pass. Maybe I should bid instead on lot 67:
>
> 'Violin, marked "Stradivarius" estimate £ 40 to £ 50'.....
>
> It seems that while America had a 'saxophone craze' ,
> Scotland had a 'violin craze'.
> There must be over 100 "fiddles" in the sale, and more bows.

Here in the US, I was watching "Antiques Roadshow" which has all kinds of
collectable stuff on it, and someone had an old violin that they thought was
real collectable, but was only worth $400 or so. But the bow was worth $3,000!

Kinda like those old Bueschers I see every now and then on Ebay for $300 with a
serial numbered NY Meyer.