Conn New Wonder II Tenor Saxophone 210xxx Lacquered Needs Overhaul Great Deal!

Description

This is a solid Conn New Wonder Series II tenor saxophone that is just a standard overhaul away from being a fantastic saxophone.  These are not easy to find in decent shape, as they tend to have been played hard over the years. This horn is priced to compete, but unlike a similarly priced horn on ebay, this one isn’t hiding any crushing disappointments or unholy travesties of botched repair.  

This sax looks like it started like as a bare brass instrument and then was given a coat of lacquer later, probably during its first overhaul judging by the color and type of lacquer.  This was a relatively common event during the time period when Conn first starting phasing out the bare brass finish- you’d send your horn back to the factory for its first overhaul and they would give it a coat of lacquer.  Since it didn’t require buffing off the old lacquer and was done at the factory by professionals, it is a much less invasive procedure than the ham-handed local repair shop relacquers of the 1960s and onward that have given the process a bad name.  But the market doesn’t quite understand the or reflect the difference between this “first lacquer” horn and a relacquer, so you can score yourself quite a bargain with this Conn tenor, which is in better than average shape for a lower than average price.