Another Vintage King Sax Playing The Blues
When I saw this interesting photo of blues saxophonist Fred Tipton on Flickr, I was instantly drawn to the eyebrow key guards. It was either a …
Musings
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Finicky Hammerschmidt Key Heights Part II: Turns Out It’s Not The Keys, It’s The Neck
Well I learned something very interesting, and very sobering, yesterday about some of the Hammerschmidt saxophones. This information explains why I could not get my …
Finicky Hammerschmidt Key Heights: Part I
Yesterday I took a couple of my vintage, German tenors to my tech, David Gsponer, who owns Matterhorn Music. Dave is about the kindest, gentlest, and most …
Now That’s Just A Brilliant Idea… Not Really
Ever since my mom passed away in December, I’ve been faced with the rather gargantuan task of dealing with her house, and all of its contents. You …
How To Make A Saxophone All By Yourself… Um, Sure, Whatever…
Well since we’ve all been bitten by the DIY bug, I thought what better way to celebrate this in the saxophone world, than by finding …
