The Olds Super Saxophone
Helen’s Intro 2025 I have not changed the text to Pete’s original article at all. I did have to change the formatting some; added a …
Olds Super
Hammerschmidt octave patent
German patent application Background Summery Figure 1 Figure 2 Patent claims Photos of Hammerschmidt octave vents 1961 Hammerschmidt catalogue page & description Other companies’ inventions: …
Being a good saxophone caretaker
The concept of being a saxophone caretaker isn’t really outlandish at all Any well-made professional—or even a good, student model saxophone from the early to …
Olds Super + an Original Tenor by Claude Lakey
Well my Olds Super has a new mouthpiece that allows me to not only play in tune over the horn’s entire range, but allows me …
Légère reeds + the Olds Super = intonation problems
I have been using premium synthetic reeds exclusively since 1998. Why? Simply put, because I double in most bands that I play in, and can’t …