Merry Christmas 2024
If you are old enough to remember the 80s, you likely had some black velvet posters on the wall that could be lit up with …
Is a bass sax right for me?
I read a post on a Facebook bass group that other day from some rando who said: “I want a bass sax.” This got me …
Happy Holidays 2024
Ah ’tis the season already. Where did 2024 go? In Germany today, December 6, is St. Nikolaus Tag (Saint Nicholas Day). It is the day …
An early Klingson sax with eyebrows
After not writing about Hammerschmidt saxophones for years, I now find myself doing two back-to-back posts about the relatively uncommon brand of German saxophone from …
Hammerschmidt octave patent
German patent application Background Summery Figure 1 Figure 2 Patent claims Photos of Hammerschmidt octave vents 1961 Hammerschmidt catalogue page & description Other companies’ inventions: …
