An Absolutely Arresting Bass
The cover art for The Saxophone Cartel’s CD, titled Caught in the Act, made me chuckle. While perhaps not the best in album art, it is …
Year: 2011
Hunting Down That Elusive, Perfect, Mark VI
A conversation I was involved with in SOTW got me thinking. Why is that vintage saxophone prices have fallen through the floor, yet Mark VI …
“Hot” Saxophones Threatening Hawaii? Yeah, Sure, Whatever.
It was November 1928, and a woman from Hawaii—who clearly didn’t like saxophones—was visiting the mainland. June Sullivan loved the romance of Hawaii’s stereotypical canoes, …
Hammerschmidt Stencil Alto On eBay
Over the past few months I have really noticed an abundance of Hammerschmidt stencil horns on eBay. They all have something in common: they are …
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Rock ‘n Roll, Rotary Dial Phones, & Technology: How High School Grad Reunions Are A Snap-Shot Back In Time
It’s hard to believe that it was 1980, that Richie Cannata played the tenor sax solo in Billy Joel’s classic, It’s Still Rock And Rock …
