Saxophone, tenor, Lyon and Healy , about 1920
Brand
Lyon and Healy is an Amarican musical instrument factory based in Chicago. George W. Lyon and Patrick J. Healy began the company in 1864 as a sheet music shop. They started manufacturing their own instruments in 1896. rom 1904 they started outsourcing the production. This instrument is made by Buescher. Lyon & Healy produced their own saxophones with a lot of Martin features like including bevelled/soldered toneholes. One feature was more Conn-style: the 'Mercedes' Low C Guard. They are consideres as excellent saxes, as good as pure Martin as they were probably produced on ex-Martin tooling. Later switched to Buescher stencils, engraved 'American Professional', also considered great horns.
Serial number 30067
Saxophone, tenor, Wurlitzer about 1920
Brand
The brand is C. Wurlitzer Wernitzgrün i.V. There is not much information about this brand. It is a German brand and there is still a Clemens-Wurlitzer company that has generations of expertise with musical instrument. Possibly this instrument has been made for them by Keilwerth of Kohlert.
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