![]() The example I have below is the only other one I've ever seen. I've only heard of two baris - and one was a recent (well, 1960_ish) horn. Their soprano saxophones are of slightly better quality than their altos and tenors (strangely enough), I've been told. They do produce a quite respectable line of brasswinds, but I think they produced saxophones for the sake of saying, "We offer an entire line of band instruments." I'm of the opinion that Holton more_or_less submitted to the fact that, after 1925 or so, they could never really compete with the other big saxophone makers like Conn and Buescher. Leblanc corporation in the 60's - the company that makes Vito saxophones (hmm. Unfortunately, these horns have questionable intonation at best, odd keywork and tinny sound. ![]() The Frank Holton Company of Elkhorn, Wisconsin is one of the earliest saxophone makers, with the Rudy Wiedoeft model being the most famous model that they produced (the Elkhorn being one of the more infamous). ![]()
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