... or not?
Here's the ad. $10K.
I sent the seller an e-mail because I wanted to see if he had anything that actually proves that the horn listed there was owned and played by Mr. Vallee. All I can see is a poorly written photo of a letter where the seller insists that this is Mr. Vallee's horn. That's like me insisting that I have a sax owned by John Coltrane. Really. I do.
Also note that the horn's a Conn Pan-American stencil -- the 1917 patent date confirms that. I'd date it mid-1920s, not late 19-teens, as the ad claims.
Well, at least nobody's bid on it ....
Here's the ad. $10K.
I sent the seller an e-mail because I wanted to see if he had anything that actually proves that the horn listed there was owned and played by Mr. Vallee. All I can see is a poorly written photo of a letter where the seller insists that this is Mr. Vallee's horn. That's like me insisting that I have a sax owned by John Coltrane. Really. I do.
Also note that the horn's a Conn Pan-American stencil -- the 1917 patent date confirms that. I'd date it mid-1920s, not late 19-teens, as the ad claims.
Well, at least nobody's bid on it ....