Gemeinhardt Alpha Series alto saxophone Price: Varies, but currently ranges from $249 US on eBay, to $399 US on Reverb. Date of manufacturing: circa 2016. Date of review: 2019 Ever since I started working a couple of days a week last month for my tech during rental season, I have been…
How is this happening already? I can’t get my head around the fact that we’re in October already. It won’t be long now before we are inundated with Christmas music and displays at every turn. If you’re a Costco shopper, school supplies and Christmas lights have been competing for your…
It’s fall, and those of you who have been following my website for years can probably predict what happens often in the fall: I write about a new-to-me horn. It’s almost like I feel I need to take one in before the Northwest’s cold, damp, winter rains settle in. My…
It was almost a year ago to the day that I got my Couf Blackgold Superba II baritone from Paul at PM Woodwind. When UPS delivered the horn to the door in October 2018, I didn’t realize that such a known entity as a Couf, would send me down a…
Ah yes, September… The month when a whole new crop of band students start their band classes for the first time. Here in North America that tradition starts with something music stores call rental season and rental nights. I am helping my tech David with his rental season this year,…
My apologies for my extended absence, but as you can see The Bassic Sax Blog is back with a new article to wrap up Summer 2019. First up, I hope everyone had a great summer. At a minimum, I hope yours was much better than mine. For me, Summer 2019…
For sale: an early Selmer S80 E hard rubber alto mouthpiece with square chamber. There is some oxidization and tooth wear, but otherwise in good condition. The rails and tip are all OK. To the best of my knowledge, this piece has never been worked on. It came used with…
Social media killed the video star We are a product of our times, and as artists the products we produce reflect those times. There will always be those artists who are on the cutting edge, or outside of today’s conventions, and are pushing the edges of what we commonly define…
ID the sax Research The facts Buyers for vintage saxes More facts If I get work done, what then? Case study 1: An Olds Super Anything done will likely get undone Case study 2: A JK stencil sax It’s a buyer’s market How do I dispose of a vintage sax?…
A Phase 1 Hohner President tenor and what it tells us about the evolution of Max Keilwerth saxophones In early April 2019, I happened across this interesting, and quite rare, Phase 1 Hohner President tenor sax on eBay. Unfortunately the horn sold before I could email any questions to the…