Expert: Kenton Scott - 9/6/2006

Question

-Hi Kenton I received your reply, the serial numbers on the saxophone are as plain as day there is no wear or anything by the numbers I am wondering if I should let my ten year old play this or hold on to it-would you have any idea how much this would be worth If to much I deffinitely will keep it at home instead of having him leave it at school thank you  Doug Trann-----------------------

Followup To

Question -
I bought an alto sax at a yard sale for my sixth grader to start band. It is a holton collegiate alto sax Eb serial number 39776 I wondered how old this instrument is hope you can help. thank you

Answer -
Wow, with that serial number, it is an old one.  1917.

Is it possible that there is another digit that has worn off?  I don't know when Holton started the Collegiate line, but I would be surprised to learn that it was that early.

Answer
Hmm, I thought I answered this already.  I wonder where it went.

Anyway, (as I said before <g>) I don't keep track of the values of saxophone, but what I would suggest would be to watch completed eBay auctions and see what similar instruments are going for.  

I would point out that Collegiate was Holton's student level instrument.

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