Editing Johnny Hodges (section)

==Saxophones==
In the 1940s, Hodges played a [[C.G. Conn#Carl D. Greenleaf and C.G. Conn, Ltd., 1915-1949|Conn 6M]] (recognizable by its octave-key mechanism being on the underside of the neck) and later on a [[Buescher Band Instrument Company#Saxophones|Buescher 400]] (recognizable by its V-shaped bell-brace) alto saxophone. By the end of his career in the late 1960s, Hodges was playing a Vito [[Leblanc (musical instrument manufacturer)|LeBlanc]] Rationale alto (serial number 2551A), an instrument with unusual key-mechanisms (providing various alternative fingerings) and tone-hole placement, which gave superior intonation. Fewer than 2,000 were ever made. Hodges's Vito saxophone was silver-plated and extensively engraved on the bell, bow, body and key-cups of the instrument.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doctorsax.biz/vito_alto_2551A.htm |title=Hodges Vito Also |work=Doctor Sax |access-date=8 April 2016}}</ref>