Antique Musical Instruments/Frank Holtn/Rudy Wiedoeft Model

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Expert: - 11/13/2008


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Frank Holton Sax - Rud
I came into some horns (4 trombones), and one old sax.  I was able to determine that it was made by Frank Holton, Elkhorn, WI.  The numbers on the bell are arranged, as follows:

      Eb(Eflat?)
        35184
          R
         L P

The keys are pearl. Can you give me some feedback on this horn?  

I am not a musician so I will be looking at selling these instruments; therefore, if you could point me in some direction for determining the value would be also greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance for your help.


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I should remind Roberta that as it states in the introduction, that I am here to respond to questions about brass instruments, which a saxophone is not, also in the introduction I stated that I don't do evaluations.  And, lastly, she simply asked for feedback on the horn, saying that she was not a musician.  I mistakenly answered what I thought her question was.
    Questioner's Rating
    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 1Clarity of Response = 3Politeness = 10
    CommentCertainly Mr. Scott responded to my question timely, and there is no question that he was polite. However, he added very little to my knowledge base that one should assume I already possessed, given that I already knew that my sax was a "Rudy." Simply telling me that Holton's "Rudy" model was a way of advertising the manfacturer's horn was not very helpful to me; because I was seeking to gain more info that could aid me in ultimately determining my horn's value. Through other research, I was able to verify that indeed the "Eb" means that it [my sax] is an E-flat horn; that the "R" under the numbers 35184 indicates "Rudy"; and that the "L P" means Low Pitch. Perhaps I did not choose the correct "expert" to pose my question to, which then might partly explain the brevity of his answer. I hope that the reasons referenced above explain why I rated Mr. Scott a 1 for Knowledgeability, and a 3 for Clarity of Response. Thanks to All Experts for this free service being available to the public.


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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.

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