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According to a serial number chart compiled by a Hohner President owner, and supplied to Pete Hales-the then owner of SaxPics-the serial number would indicate that this sax was made in 1961.īy now you might have noticed that this sax has rolled tone holes. Having the high F# key located at the left palm level naturally leads to some extra key work in this area of the horn. I usually always use altissimo fingerings, even when playing a sax with the additional key. It seem to me to be much easier to play a high F# this way, than to use you right pinkie or ring finger to operate a high F# key.ĭisclaimer: The only playable horn I own that has a high F# key is my Mark VI soprano, so I’m not very familiar or comfortable using a high F# key on saxes. But rather than have it where traditionally saxophone manufacturers have located it-down by the chromatic F# key-Max Keilwerth located his just below the high F key.Īt first I thought it would be strange, but I must admit, the first time I played the sax, I found the F# quite intuitively. This Hohner President does have a high F# key. Keilwerth clone horns.) What Max Keilwerth did differently, is keep his design consistent, and make the lyre screw the same shape. It is the same type we see on certain models of Hammerschmidts, as well as on the Dörfler & Jörka saxes. In this picture of the bow, you can see the King Zephyr-like, eyebrow key guards that the Hohner President is known for. Both my Hammerschmidt-stencilled Hüttl alto has this key, as does one of my Hammerschmidt Klingsor tenors. This was a common feature in quite a few European brands. In this shot of the lower stack keys you can see the high D# trill key this horn has. Here is a close-up of a couple of the post shapes that were used on the Hohner President.

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This is the first sax that I’ve personally seen, that has been designed so carefully that all aspects of style are consistent, and carried throughout the full range of the instrument. It is a variation of the posts used on the sax.

The bell to body support brace is much in style with the rest of the horn. Try not to let these reflections distract you. Unfortunately that means there are some interesting reflections in this rather shiny horn. It was threatening rain, so I couldn’t take my photography efforts outside.

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I took a series of quick snap shots inside my studio yesterday afternoon. It was in this factory that from approximately 1949 to 1967, the Hohner President was built. Max Keilwerth’s factory was located in Trossingen, Germany.

They have virtually no imprints on them.Īccording to the old SaxPics site, Max Keilwerth started making saxophones for Hohner after he left Amati. Even the original pads-with no resos-look new. This 2 tone tenor is from 1961, and came with all the original accessories, including the case end plug mouthpiece, ligature, and cap neck strap and even pull-through cleaning swab. This tenor has virtually no playing time on it. I had the opportunity to buy this Max Keilwerth-made, Hohner President, closet horn. Keilwerths that Gerhard Julius Keilwerth has in his saxophone shop at the moment-but then fate intervened, and someone contacted me about another make of vintage Keilwerth altogether. I have long been wanting a vintage Keilwerth-truth be told I’ve been seriously considering ordering one of the vintage J. Yesterday I got another addition to my tenor saxophone family.

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