Experimentations With Carbon Fiber & Saxophone Parts
Although the saxophone hasn’t changed a great deal since Adolphe Sax invented it in the 1840s—it is after all still a conical bore that uses …
Grafton
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The Italian Saxophobia Project
In the central Italian province of Rome, is a town called Fiumicino. There you’ll find the Centro Studi Musicali Torre in Pietra (CSMT). According to their website—that is only …
The World’s Most Expensive Saxophone
I don’t know a sax player out there who doesn’t at least inwardly cringe, if not outwardly complain, about the cost of new saxophones. Even certain high-end …
Grafton Saxophone For Sale On eBay: Condition Looks Amazing
Despite the seller’s claims in the headline of his ad, Selmer had nothing to do with Grafton saxophones. In any event, this is certainly one of …
Acrylic, Polymer, & Wood Oh My!
When Adolphe Sax patented the saxophone in 1846, he envisioned the instrument for either orchestral work (in the keys of F & C) or for military bands (in the …
