Rolled Tone Holes: Taking Sticky Pads To A Whole New Level
I’ve been playing saxophones with straight tone holes all my life—well, at least since I was in grade 6. Since I got my JK Toneking …
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Most Likely An Interesting Story, But What Is It?
In April 2010, I wrote an article about a busker from Prague who played a full-pearl model Weltklang tenor. Since then, this elderly fellow has shown …
Just How Big Are Your Lungs? Could You Play The New J’Élle Stainer Full-size Subcontrabass?
A few weeks ago I published a series (1, 2, 3) of articles on J’Élle Stainer’s compact subcontrabass saxophone, which now resides in Italy. Attilio Berni is …
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R.I.P. Greg Ham
If you were alive during the 1980s, and you owned a radio, you likely couldn’t escape the infectious sounds of Australia’s Men At Work. The …
A Malerne Stencil Sax
There’s a relatively-seldom-seen brand of saxophone on eBay right now. The name on the bell reads Acme Master, but the horn was made by Malerne. Source: alex13blackpanther This …
