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by baridrummer
(8 posts)
18 years ago

no neck

I just ordered a vintage Conn 12M from Woodwind Brasswind, and it arrived in the mail - inside the beat-up box and (original) case - without a neck. The only thing I could do was get a "return authorization number" to send it back, but I can imagine it, lost among all the new saxes, sitting there useless in the dust. I'd really rather try to get a new neck for it, as nice 12Ms are really hard to find -- even in NYC. (It also cost about $1200 less than comparable baris in the store.) However, NYC has lots of skilled repairmen who can probably find or even make a new neck for it. Do you think it's possible, or that there's any way that WWBW will help pay for that?

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  1. by saxtech
    (12 posts)

    18 years ago

    Re: no neck

    Send it back. The WWBW is a reputable establishment. You always want to have a sax that has the matched original neck that it was manufactured to accept. Except in very rare circumstances would I interchange a neck (custom necks for pro horns is a whole other arguement). Circumstances such as .... it was my dads sax and he passed it on to me but we can't find the neck. A sentimental reason like that. Or if it is a sax that you just got to have that particular one for some unknown reason. I would get my money back if WWBW doesn't have the original neck somewhere around and then try to find another sax that is complete. A custom made neck is going to cost you hundreds of dollars anyways. You will have peace later down the road if you just return it and get another sax.

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    1. by SaxMan
      (559 posts)

      18 years ago

      Re: no neck

      hundreds if you are indescribably lucky - lots of super high precision work in doing that, not to mention, neck specifications would have to be found somewhere, which would probably be impossible unless you worked for conn-selmer.

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    2. by SaxMan
      (559 posts)

      18 years ago

      Re: no neck

      don't let wwbw screw you over - they are going to be doing enough of that when every music shop in the world has gone out of business.

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