Italian-Made La Monte Saxophones
The very first saxophone that I ever owned, and still own as a matter of fact, was a La Monte tenor sax. It was made …
Alto Saxophone
The New Bundy Saxophones: A Follow-Up
On July 26, 2008, I wrote a blog post about the new Bundy saxophones at WWBW. In that post I did a brief tour down memory …
Very Rare Hammerschmidt Alto On German eBay
Yesterday I happened to come across this amazing looking alto on the German eBay site. It is a Josef Hammerschmidt & Sons alto sax, for …
Pierret Modele 5S Alto Sax
A number of years ago I contacted Pete Hales, the man who had founded and at the time still owned The Vintage Saxophone Gallery, about an obscure …
Tableaux With Saxes, Drums & A Pignose Amp
Like many people, I’ve always been fascinated by window displays. So last pm as I was looking at the old 1921 Buescher bass, and the new …
