An early Klingson sax with eyebrows
After not writing about Hammerschmidt saxophones for years, I now find myself doing two back-to-back posts about the relatively uncommon brand of German saxophone from …
Tenor Saxophone
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: …
Clearing up confusion about Migma
For years I have watched the confusion of English-only speakers/readers as they struggle to make sense of the German acronym: Migma. We see Migma stencilled …
Aftermarket Replacement JK Angelwings
For those of us with Keilwerth Series III Toneking, The New King, or anyone one of their sundry of stencils, chances are very high if …
Keilwerth SX90R Shadow Tenor Review
Intro Tone & Timbre Does material matter? Response Nope, not just advertising hype Feel Key Action All things together Test Exercises Intonation JK’s description of …
