Selmer Sax Positions
Over the past couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of photography; photographic edits; and bass sax playing. Since my Mark VI is …
Alto Saxophone
LP Boosey & Co. Eb alto keyed to low B
Internet findings Findings from colleagues Boosey & Co. sax production Facts Assumptions Educated guesses More photos Conclusions Further [likely useless] sources I do a …
Vintage sax: Perfect First Class
Over the past few days, as I was re-tooling both landing pages for this Bassic Sax Blog, and its corresponding Bassic Sax website, I looked …
Beware: Fake Keilwerths made in China
Definitions Consequences Fake Keilwerths Fake Shadow Tenor Compare & Contrast Necks Front Views Left Hand & Palm Keys G# Lever Mechanism Right Hand & Palm …
What it takes to sell a horn privately
We’ve all seen them: ads on eBay, Craigs List, Reverb, et al that feature no, inaccurate, or total bullshit descriptions of instruments—often combined with tiny …
