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 …
Keilwerth
A Julius Keilwerth Toneking Alto Circa 1957
Ever year as the dreary West Coast rains of winter begin to fade into spring, something odd seems to happen: A vintage saxophone ends up …
The Evolution Of The Toneking
This morning I decided to play around with my new HDR program a bit. I’m still trying to figure out exactly which photos it is …
Now Here’s One That Got Away…
I was looking for photos of Julius Keilwerth Lucite angel wing key guards this morning, and happened across this interesting auction on eBay. Not only …
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Did You Know?
Regular brass saxophones are made up of 70% copper and 30% zinc? ¹ I’ve heard rumours that different manufacturers have added different alloys to change the …