An Extreme Anthropomorphizing Of The Saxophone
The following 2 photos from Michel Coumans made me laugh this morning. I thought about how many times I’ve read about, or heard people assign …
Perhaps Tower of Power’s Best Album Cover
Arguably the best horn band of all time, Tower of Power (TOP), has been around since 1968. The founding members and alumni of the band’s …
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The Reclamation & Restoration Of A Great American Vintage Horn
I’ve been a member of SOTW since nearly the beginning. I joined the world’s largest saxophone around 1998 or ’99. It was in 2000 that …
Another Sax-Shaped Blow Accordion On eBay
This morning I happened to see another type of blow accordion on eBay that I hadn’t seen before. Unfortunately the photos aren’t great, or plentiful, …
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Exactly Why Is It That We Have To Double?
As saxophone players we are told early on that doubling is expected of us. Why is that anyway? Do bassoon players have to double on …