Rico Royal Metalite Mouthpieces
As I mentioned in a previous post about the Graftonite mouthpieces, I’ve been using the Arnold Brilhart designed Rico Metalite and Graftonite mouthpieces on my baris …
On-Line Resources
Yes But, What Does “Vintage Sax” Really Mean?
We have all seen, read, heard, & repeated the term a 1000 times, but what do we really mean by vintage sax, and are we …
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Saxophones’ Not-So Boring Appendages
Our local Artist In Residence over on the Woodwind Forum, wrote a brilliantly crafted post on 2 of the perhaps most taken-for-granted features of saxophones: the thumb rest …
Saxophone Education
Steve Goodson wrote a post on his blog last summer called The Sorry State of Saxophone Education. That post really got me thinking to a lot of the …
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Vintage Buescher vs. Conn Bass Saxophones
Someone posted an interesting question in the Bass Saxophone Co-operative recently, regarding the differences between vintage Buescher and Conn bass saxes. The answers provided by two of the most knowledgeable, and nicest bass …