In an effort to cut down clutter and make this enormous site run more effortlessly, I have removed some software bits here and there. One of those bits was the one that created the various series shown below. In its place I have created this simple page to lessen the load on the server.
Dörfler & JörkaThe German saxophone maker with strong ties to Keilwerth, who built copies of Toneking & The New King saxes |
Hohner PresidentThe final design of German saxophone designer Max Keilwerth, brother of Julius. |
HammerschmidtThese beautiful horns are among the most ornate saxophones ever designed. |
Rico Graftonite & Metalite MPsDesigned by Arnold Brilhart, the original Rico pieces were fantastic, but seriously under-appreciated. Now re-issued by D’Addario, these are available again, but with more limited facings. |
Asian-made bass saxophonesUnless it says P. Mauriat on the bell, whatever Asian-made bass sax you’re looking at was made by either Jinyin or Jinbao. This collection of articles explores all the bass saxophones from the China & Taiwan. |
J’Élle StainerThis Brazilian company’s catchphrase is: “Handmade Extreme Saxophones”. Want to know more? Check out this series of articles. |
Gear reviewsMPs, cases, and of course horns. Have something you’d like to review? Let me know. |
Olds Super saxophoneOne of the most beautiful saxophones every built, and certainly on of the rarest. These vintage American gems resemble Martins and are often mistaken for them. These are truly Art Deco masterpieces, and are like nothing else past or present. |
Christmas & holiday collectiblesLooking for inspiration for what to get that sax player in your life? Look no further. What to sax up your holidays? I’ve got you covered for that as well. Check out these articles for ideas to make your holidays especially saxy and bright. |
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Low G Buescher bassI had the opportunity to playtest a Buescher True Tone that had been converted to a low G horn. This is the story of the horn from when I tried it; sold; relocated across the pond; and put up for sale again. |
Teaching saxophoneSome of these articles are aimed at teachers and deal with the philosophy of teaching, while others are aimed and both teachers and students and provide practical materials and info. |
Charlie A’s BBQ MPShortly before Charlie Andrews died, he designed and created a very limited number of fantastic tenor saxophone MPs. I was lucky enough to get to playtest one in their prototype phase, and then I bought one once they became available. |
Sax tone & soundHow do we develop our tonal concept? What makes up the components of a saxophone’s tone? How do we shape our tone? These are the kinds of topics we explore in this series of articles.
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