When Is A Hohner, Not A Hohner?
A recent thread on Sax On The Web had me discussing the newer, stencil Hohner saxophones. I say newer because I don’t know exactly when …
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There’s A Minty Impala Alto Made By Dörfler & Jörka For Sale Right Now
One of my favourite dealers of vintage saxophones has a minty Dörfler & Jörka alto for sale at the moment. Mark Wiseman, who owns The Little …
Hopf: A Dörfler & Jörka Stencil Name That We Haven’t Seen Before Now
This morning I happened to come across yet another Dörfler & Jörka stencil name that hadn’t been attributed to them before. A seller from the UK currently …
How Much Did The Hohner President Alto Cost New?
Well according to this announcement from Hohner, in 1968 a Hohner President alto cost $380. At the time this sax was a 2 tone model, keyed …
A Psychedelic Hammerschmidt Pinkie Cluster
A conversation that I’m currently involved with on SOTW involving the restoration of an alto Klingsor, got me thinking about my Hammerschmidts. I started to …