Was This Humor? Or Was It Part Of The Anti-Sax Backlash?
Frank McKinney Hubbard (1868 – 1930) was an American humorist, cartoonist, and journalist, who was known by the pen name Kin Hubbard. Hubbard was the creator of …
A Design Patent For A Bell To Body Brace
I spent a couple of hours looking through Google Patents this morning. It never ceases to amaze me what kinds of things receive patents, and …
Just How Did They Make Saxophone In The 1920s?
Curved True Tone Soprano Serial #67529 Source: Randy Cole (eBay.ca) In case you haven’t checked out Saxquest lately, they’ve made a few changes. They’ve moved some of their …
At Least Some Of Those “Needed Inventions” Have Been Realized
As saxophone players we are perpetually on the quest for that perfect reed. This quest for the holy grail is certainly not a new one. As long as …
A Brilhart Level Aire Mouthpiece For Tenor
A friend of mine was selling a tenor Brilhart Level Aire mouthpiece that he picked up a few months ago. Although at first he liked the piece, …
