ALEXANDER 97, 1970s

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£2,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

Maker: ALEXANDER

 

Model: 97

 

 

Type: Bb/A+/F extension: the F extension is activated by

 

a 5th rotor, operated by the little finger, 'Sansone'-style.

 

Bell throat profile: medium

 

Alloy: unlacquered yellow brass, gold brass leadpipe.

 

Bell flare: detachable, very light in weight: 340gm. 

 

Valve compression: excellent; all the rotors were nickel

 

plated recently.

 

 

Visual / cosmetic condition: good, with some small

 

signs that it is a used horn.

 

 

Case: used compact Atkinson / Marcus Bonna in good

 

condition.

 

 

Further details: an excellent example of this

 

versatile model, made in the 1970s, very lightweight

 

(2.34 kg), with a ringing, resonant sound.

 

The instrument is delightfully fluent in all registers,

 

and is as 'easy to play' as a horn can ever be!

 

It has 2 'JoyKeys' and an adjustable duck's foot /

 

flipper.

 

 

 

 

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ALEXANDER 97, 1970s