Selmer London Tenor: Manufacturer Mystery Solved
Anyone reading this blog has most likely heard of the brand name Selmer. Depending on how sax-knowledgeable the person is, they quite likely know that …
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The Risks Of The Current Vintage Sax Market
Over the last few days I’ve been exchanging emails with a number of people who are vintage horn shopping. Some of these people live in …
Does This Sound Too Good To Be True?
If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. What if I told you that someone on eBay is selling an Orpheo bass …
Ever Heard Of DABICO?
On my website I have a page dedicated to the DABICO horns, which the company had stencilled by the German horn maker Hammerschmidt. Until this …
A Pierret-Made Ambassador: Looks Like It Was In A Time Capsule
The other day, I mentioned that I took photos of a Pierret saxophone that was stencilled with the name F.E. Olds & Son. This horn …
