Alto Saxophone SML – silver-plated

Rare Vintage Saxophone from France

✔ Silver plating very well preserved
✔ Pads new
✔ Mechanics checked
✔ Saxophone cleaned
✔ Fully ready to play

✔ 12-month warranty on pads & mechanism adjustment

This silver-plated alto saxophone from the renowned French brand SML – Strasser Marigaux Lemaire is a special vintage instrument from the 1940s.

The Alliance model is one of the coveted classic saxophones of French manufacture, impressing with precise craftsmanship, warm tone color, and excellent playability.

Very good condition & ready to play immediately

The instrument is in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

✔ Silver plating very well preserved
✔ Pads new
✔ Mechanics checked
✔ Saxophone cleaned
✔ Fully ready to play

This instrument is therefore suitable for collectors, saxophone enthusiasts, and active musicians alike.

Typical French Saxophone Sound

Vintage saxophones by Strasser Marigaux Lemaire are known for their characteristic sound:

• warm
  

• expressive
  

Many musicians particularly appreciate the resonant vintage sound, which clearly distinguishes itself from modern production instruments.

Instrument Data

• Brand: SML (Strasser Marigaux Lemaire)

• Model: Alliance

• Year of manufacture: 1943

• Serial number: 4777

• Finish: silver-plated

• Origin: Made in France

Warranty:

6 months warranty on pads and mechanics adjustment.

Scope of delivery

✔ 1 × Alto Saxophone
✔ 1 × Neck
✔ 1 × Case

About the Manufacturer

The brand Marigaux, also known as Strasser Marigaux Lemaire, is one of the traditional French manufacturers of high-quality woodwind instruments.

The company is particularly known worldwide for:

🎵 professional woodwind instruments
🎵 high-quality oboes
🎵 excellent sound quality

For decades, Marigaux has been internationally regarded as the benchmark for sound and craftsmanship precision and supplies musicians as well as renowned orchestras in over 60 countries.

Special feature:
Vintage saxophones from SML are significantly rarer than instruments from brands like Selmer and are therefore particularly sought after by collectors and jazz musicians.