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The saxophone played by ‘Lisa Simpson’ on The Simpsons Sing the Blues

441. The Simpsons: Doug Norwine Album-Played Saxophone and RIAA Platinum Sales Award. Beautiful

custom-made Heritage W. T. Armstrong baritone saxophone personally-owned and -played by Doug Norwine during his long career recording for The Simpsons. Norwine used this saxophone to record the solo heard in the show’s opening theme song, in addition to playing it on the show’s two musical albums, The Simpsons Sing the Blues and The Yellow Album, the show’s popular ‘Bleedings Gums Murphy’ episode, and even in the original Simpson TV incarnation, Matt Groening’s 30-second Life in Hell ‘bumpers’ on 1987’s The Tracey Ullman Show. The instrument has an attractively etched design on the front and the back lower side of the body is engraved with Norwine’s signature, the serial number, “85712,” and the text: “Made in West Germany Exclusively for W. T. Armstrong Company by Julius Keilwerth, Musical Instrument Factory.” Includes the original carrying case, marked “Lisa Simpson” on the cover in silver ink, as well as Norwine’s official serial number hologram-style RIAA platinum sales award presented to him “to commemorate RIAA certified platinum sales of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Geffen Records album, cassette and C.D. ‘The Simpsons Sing the Blues.’” Framed with its plate, CD cover, disc, and an image of Lisa Simpson playing her sax to an overall size of 17.5 x 21.5. In overall fine condition, with scattered rusting or pitting to the saxophone. Starting Bid $500