Akustik Tenor Saxophone.Only 2500 Made in Germany.1946-1952.

Description

Used, This historic, beautiful instrument largely preserves its original lacquer and engravings. see the photos, the condition is what you see in the photos, the red keys are original.Revised and balanced by the best luthier in Valencia. Mr Martinez.works accurate. 11-2021.
Tested 25 11 2021, works accurate.SOUNDS GREAT. Muy bello...
As had become the norm in the Eastern bloc countries, VEB Sächsische Musikinstrumentenfabrik was established in 1946 through the expropriation of a private company, in this case the Ernst Hess Nachf company.
Under the name VEB Sächsische Musikinstrumentenfabrik, the VEB - which stands for Volkseigener Betrieb, see definition in English below - produced musical instruments between 1946 and 1952. The saxophones built by Sächsische Musikinstrumentenfabrik were sold under the name Akustik.
On January 1, 1953, the Sächsische Musikinstrumentenfabrik merged with the Signal-Instrumenten-Fabrik Markneukirchen and the Vogtländische Etuifabrik Adorf. The fusion of these 3 VEBs created the VEB Blechblas- und Signal-Instrumentenfabrik, more commonly known as B&S.
Returning to Akustik ...
Originally, the Sächsische Musikinstrumentenfabrik only produced alto saxophones. Then in 1950, they also started making tenors. Until VEB's merger to form B&S in January 1953, approximately 2,000 highs and 2,500 grades were manufactured. After the creation of VEB Blechblas- und Signal-Instrumentenfabrik, Akustik production continued until the early 1960s. The brand was then replaced by Weltklang.
Akustik saxophone features
The Akustik brand had some characteristics that were quite unique:
1. The first, and most obvious, were the coloured glass or plastic, rather than mother of pearl, key touches that many saxophones had.
And others...