Anyone remember the Lee Mason bass saxophones from a few years ago? They were discussed on the Bass Sax Co-Op, and maybe on SOTW as well, but my memory on that one is a bit sketchy. They seemed to have faded into oblivion, or so I thought, until on Friday I saw one (or more?) for sale on the Vancouver Craigslist. Apparently the horn(s) are located in Oregon.
Also, he's (I assume it's Lee Mason himself) selling metal bass sax mouthpieces and bass sax cases as well. The reason I'm making this assumption is that on the Co-Op, the Mason bass sax files were updated by Lee Mason in the last few weeks to include some of the ones in this Craigslist ad.
What I thought was kinda' strange was that in the photo, the name on the horn has been blacked out, and no mention was made anywhere that these were Mason horns. I wonder why he would do that.
In any event, with all this talk about the Orpheo bass saxes in the other thread, I just thought I'd mention this one. As near as I can remember, the Mason horns, were the first of the inexpensive, Asian-made bass saxophones to appear on the market. Or do I have it wrong? Does someone remember another brand of new, "cheap", bass as being first?
Also, he's (I assume it's Lee Mason himself) selling metal bass sax mouthpieces and bass sax cases as well. The reason I'm making this assumption is that on the Co-Op, the Mason bass sax files were updated by Lee Mason in the last few weeks to include some of the ones in this Craigslist ad.
What I thought was kinda' strange was that in the photo, the name on the horn has been blacked out, and no mention was made anywhere that these were Mason horns. I wonder why he would do that.
In any event, with all this talk about the Orpheo bass saxes in the other thread, I just thought I'd mention this one. As near as I can remember, the Mason horns, were the first of the inexpensive, Asian-made bass saxophones to appear on the market. Or do I have it wrong? Does someone remember another brand of new, "cheap", bass as being first?