Expert: Kenton Scott - 10/28/2006

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I am sorry Mr. Scott, I was unaware that you had answered this question...I haven't asked anything regarding the Carl Fischer, my previous questions were not in regards to a trumpet but a Holton Sax.  I am sorry that you thought you had answered it already, you may have but not to me so I wasn't aware of it.  My deepest appology for wasting your time on the question.  Here is a challenge for you then....I have done some research myself and cant locate anything regarding a BELMONT ALTO SAX and cant find anything....only stands and other accesories that are Belmont....no instruments.  It has a serial number on it 702314 but no other markings that I see other than the name BELMONT on the bell.
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change of instrument this time....I have a Carl Fischer Trumpet in very good condition.  I will be selling it on ebay soon along with my Holton and a few other instruments.  is there somewhere to get a rough idea on how old the trumpet could be?
Thanks again for your help



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Could the extra numbers be the first 3 numbers as like on the H.C. that is being sold on Ebay?  Is there certain numbers such as 566 as a model number and the serial number would be 317056 ?
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We have an Holton Collegiate Sax with what is believed to be a serial number of  566317056.  I was looking at some H.C. on Ebay #170042543396 and was wondering if a sax would have the serial number and a 3 digit number that is a model number?  Thanks for the help!
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Looks like too many numbers.  The Holton list I have has numbers with no more than 6 digits.
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I'm not familiar with saxophone models, so I suppose that could be a possibility.  If that were the case, then your horn would have been made in 1959.
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Hmm, I must have hit the wrong button, I thought I had answered this.  We don't have a serial number list for Carl Fischer.  So, I can't help with the date.

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About thinking I had answered the question about the Fischer.  I didn't mean that you had previous asked, I meant that I think I wrote an answer but failed to hit the send button.

There was a F. Belmont in Paris in the 19th century, but I suspect your instrument is a stencil of more recent vintage.  But, I don't know any more about it.