AND THE WINNER IS... Funky Fedora--you hit it on the button
After some reflection I determined that the previous owner must have had the lie adj. and made the upright, (I play mine std. or 1 deg. flat, preferably 1 flat). So I took them down to have them checked-- 3 deg. up. Well that ought too put the hosel in the ground.

Thanks for ALL the input I should have caught on sooner but bottom-line is PROBLEM SOLVED