Most Likely An Interesting Story, But What Is It?
In April 2010, I wrote an article about a busker from Prague who played a full-pearl model Weltklang tenor. Since then, this elderly fellow has shown …
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Just How Big Are Your Lungs? Could You Play The New J’Élle Stainer Full-size Subcontrabass?
A few weeks ago I published a series (1, 2, 3) of articles on J’Élle Stainer’s compact subcontrabass saxophone, which now resides in Italy. Attilio Berni is …
A Malerne Stencil Sax
There’s a relatively-seldom-seen brand of saxophone on eBay right now. The name on the bell reads Acme Master, but the horn was made by Malerne. Source: alex13blackpanther This …
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A Slide Sax That Didn’t Catch On
As I was researching an article on slide saxophones that I’m writing, I happened across the following oddity, which by all accounts, didn’t catch on. In …
A Mexican Bamboo Saxophone Collectible
I saw this interesting piece of Mexican folk art this morning, and thought that it was worth mentioning in case any of you are looking for …
