Vintage Varitone Ads From 1967
I saw 2 very interesting, vintage Selmer advertisements on eBay this morning. Both were for the Varitone model saxophone, however, only 1 was for the …
A Julius Keilwerth Toneking Alto Circa 1957
Ever year as the dreary West Coast rains of winter begin to fade into spring, something odd seems to happen: A vintage saxophone ends up …
The MMO Boots Randolph Series
I received an email the other day about an article I had written just over 3 years ago. The article was about the Boots Randolph …
Elephants 1: Saxophone 0
I found this bit of retro humor in the case of a horn I just brought back from the shop. I don’t know when or where …
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 …