Another Lafleur Varsity Alto Saxophone: But This One Is French-Made
A couple of years ago I wrote about a mystery alto sax whose pedigree has remained somewhat of a mystery. The Lafleur Varsity alto, which …
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Some Great Varitone Recordings By Sonny Stitt
This morning, while looking for something totally unrelated, I happened across an interesting blog article written by Marc Myers, for his blog JazzWax. In Sonny …
A Quiz For All You Vintage Saxophiles Out There
Someone recently contacted me about a saxophone that he bought, which was rather unique. I have never quite seen anything like it before. The new owner suggested …
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The Powell Silver Eagle Saxophone
On September 23, 2010, Steven Wasser, the owner of Powell Flutes¹, announced that the company was going to be unveiling a new, Blessing Saxophone². It didn’t take …
Selmer Mark VI Owners Club Survey Results: A Follow-Up
As I mentioned in an article on November 8, 2009, way back in November 2007, I started a thread on SOTW about the oh so contentious, …
