Baritone saxophone "Dolnet"
Made in France
- circa 1950s-1960s
- Technically obsolete
- Ready to play
Condition:
This saxophone was carefully overhauled as follows:
- Upholstery in good used condition
- The mechanics were discontinued.
- The saxophone was completely cleaned and repainted.
- Upholstery was adjusted
Scope of delivery:
- 6-month warranty
- saxophone
- S-bend
- Bag
- mouthpiece
Dolnet brand:
Dolnet is a French saxophone model that is becoming increasingly popular. There's a good reason for this: the horns are solidly constructed, have a rather jazzy sound, and a very good tone.
Dolnet was founded in 1880 and began manufacturing saxophones around 1888.
The Dolnet company had two partners, Messieurs Pigis and Lefevre. Their workshop was located in Mantes, the historical "heart" of French woodwind instrument making and, fascinatingly, the home of Selmer, Buffet Crampon, SML, and others. Technically, and in terms of general handling and feel, there are many similarities with Selmers, although there are sometimes minor design flaws—such as occasional loosening of solder joints and bars, both of which are very easy to fix—but it's not worth getting upset about these if you want a potentially excellent instrument like a Dolnet.
It appears that Dolnet production aligns more closely with that of Buffet, SML, and Couesnon than with Selmer: not only is the key design of early Dolnets similar to that of early SMLs (and becomes similar to Buffet after about 1940), but some of the Jean Cartier templates feature the beautiful glitter lacquer most famously found on the Buffet Super Dynaction. The overall appearance is definitely influenced by (or was influenced by) Couesnon horns. All of this leads me to agree with David Hughes (an emailer): Dolnets were in production at least until the mid-1980s, not into the 1960s as many websites claim (see also Saxophone Service, which cites a 1984 end date).
A notice:
Please note that playing tenor saxophones requires a certain number of years of saxophone playing experience. Playing techniques vary from model to model and must be adapted and practiced over time, even for experienced saxophone players.
