![]() ![]() See page #193 of the German book "That's Jazz", for a photo of Lester Young playing a Dolnet tenor. ![]() and the quoted and requoted line that's going around the Internet (this is Wichita Band Instruments' version):ĭolnet horns were produced in very small numbers by a small French workshop that specialized in saxes. There is much in common with Selmers in terms of technical points and general ease of action and feel, though sometimes there are small errors in construction - such as occasional solder- and rod-looseness both very easily dealt with - but not worth getting 'sniffy' about if you want a potentially superb instrument like a Dolnet. ![]() I understand that there were two partners in the Dolnet company, going by the names of Messieurs Pigis and Lefevre their workshop was situated at Mantes, the historical 'heart' of France's woodwind craft workshops, and fascinatingly, the home of the Selmer marque. They are often good - sometimes breathtaking - and rank amongst the best saxes I've ever played! Along the way I've made a small collection of Dolnets these I regard as unknown treasures of the sax world, and I rate them very highly indeed. Over the years I've been exclusively collecting French saxes.
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