Charlie Parker's Sax?
First of all let me start by saying; I know absolutely nothing about saxophones. I am helping a friend sell a few things. Her husband passed away a couple of years ago and she is just now going through a lot of his stuff he had in storage. One of the things she found was 14 saxophones. This was very surprising to her since, while her husband was a big jazz fan, he did not play. At any rate, since I sell on Ebay occasionally she asked if I would sell them for her. Most of the sax's are Buescher, a couple Yamaha's, a couple SML, a Wurlitzer and at least one Conn, maybe two. The reason that I'm not sure is because one is in a "C.G. Conn Ltd" case but the sax is engraved on the front of the bell;
"Manufactured
for
J. H. Troup
Music-House
Harrisburg
Lancaster
PA"
It's a straight saxophone, silver in color, about 25-3/45" long (from the bell to the end of the cork,and the serial number 58660. Under the serial number the letters "LP" (low pitch?) are stamped. Is this a Conn sax that they black labeled for J. H. Troup Music-House?
The second question is about another Buescher. It's also straight, silver in color but only 22" long. The serial number is 105764. The question is more about the case than the sax. Inside the lid of the case is a metal tag that reads "Chas. Parker's Band House, Houston, Texas" Now I don't know saxophones but I do know enough about jazz to know who Charlie Parker was. I've searched the net (it's how I found this site) but I haven't found any connection between Charlie Parker and Houston, Texas. Also, the initials "R.L.M" and "R.M." are punched (like dot-matrix" into the center latch of the case. Does the tag inside the lid mean anything? I appreciate any input on either question. Thanks!
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