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Music Education And The “Authority” Educators Bring To The Table

admin October 14, 2010 October 14, 2010

Many of us either have private studios where we teach saxophone and music to students, or perhaps we teach for a music school. Even if …

Dörfler & Jörka7 Comments

A Vintage René Dumont Ad From 1963

admin October 13, 2010 April 13, 2011

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow who had recently purchased a René Dumont alto saxophone. Through the course of his research …

#Vintage Horns #German Saxophones #Stencil Saxophone #Stencil Horn #Dörfler & Jörka #Vintage Sax #Vintage Ads

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A Beaten & Bumpy Bari Pigtail

admin October 7, 2010 October 7, 2010

When I saw this photo by Sophie LE ROUX, I immediately thought of all those old school baritones that had the s#$! kicked out of …

#Photos #Saxophone Art #Flickr #Musings #Baritone Saxophone

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“The Sax” By David Dewis: A Sculpture In North Wales

admin October 3, 2010 October 3, 2010

On this weblog I’ve tried to show some of the more interesting saxophonic art that I’ve happened across during my online travels. This morning I found perhaps …

#Photos #Saxophone Art #Flickr

Books And Literature8 Comments

Why I Play Synthetics

admin October 2, 2010 October 2, 2010

For more than a decade now I have played on synthetic reeds. I made the switch to Fibracell reeds on all my saxes in the …

#Books & Literature #Fibracell #Reeds #Cane Reeds #Synthetic Reeds #Musings #Accessories