This is a well-cared for, depression-era Pan American 66M Tenor Saxophone.
Pan American was a subsidiary of CG Conn, and was charged with making more affordable quality instruments.
The 66M was a split-bell horn with a front auxiliary F key and very good ergonomics for it's day, and although it did not have the rolled tone holes (neither did Selmers) or refined keywork of the Conn 10M, these horns compared very well with it's higher priced counterpart in sound and playability at a lower cost.
This instrument was owned by a player who played it professionally and doubled on clarinet in polka and dance band gigs in Minnesota and as such it never saw a buffing wheel to shine it up in an overhaul to sell for for school kids, or any abuse or bad storage. It plays well right now on mostly older (non-reso) pads, but I had the technician who just gave it a once-over leave it as it is so that you can take it to your favorite tech for your favorite type of more modern set of pads and setup.
It looks really beautiful with its original honey-colored lacquer associated with vintage Conns, and a moderate amount of honest wear. No sign of any trauma appear on this horn, the neck shows no sign of any pulldowns or dents...just the usual chair-dimples and that sort of thing. The only thing cosmetically that you may want to fix is a soldering that was done on the lower Eb keyguard on the uppermost foot.
Comes in its original ( I believe) hard case with a bit of shelf paper attached to the outside, but it's sturdy, functional and non-moldy, again indicating proper storage.
Pan American was a subsidiary of CG Conn, and was charged with making more affordable quality instruments.
The 66M was a split-bell horn with a front auxiliary F key and very good ergonomics for it's day, and although it did not have the rolled tone holes (neither did Selmers) or refined keywork of the Conn 10M, these horns compared very well with it's higher priced counterpart in sound and playability at a lower cost.
This instrument was owned by a player who played it professionally and doubled on clarinet in polka and dance band gigs in Minnesota and as such it never saw a buffing wheel to shine it up in an overhaul to sell for for school kids, or any abuse or bad storage. It plays well right now on mostly older (non-reso) pads, but I had the technician who just gave it a once-over leave it as it is so that you can take it to your favorite tech for your favorite type of more modern set of pads and setup.
It looks really beautiful with its original honey-colored lacquer associated with vintage Conns, and a moderate amount of honest wear. No sign of any trauma appear on this horn, the neck shows no sign of any pulldowns or dents...just the usual chair-dimples and that sort of thing. The only thing cosmetically that you may want to fix is a soldering that was done on the lower Eb keyguard on the uppermost foot.
Comes in its original ( I believe) hard case with a bit of shelf paper attached to the outside, but it's sturdy, functional and non-moldy, again indicating proper storage.
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Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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