Big Jay McNeely: One The Original Rock ‘n Roll Saxophonists
For more than 60 years, Big Jay McNeely has been teaching sax players what it means to really walk the bar. Ever since Deacon’s Hop—his …
Tenor Saxophone
That’s Gotta’ Be Heavy
When I saw this photo that b gallatin took of Sue Orfield’s saxophone recently, I thought: Wow, that microphone has to get really heavy after …
A Dörfler & Jörka Impala Tenor Up For Auction
A few weeks ago German sax tech Uwe Ladwig informed me that he had stumbled across yet another stencil name for Dörfler & Jörka saxophones. …
Hohner Prez Tenor For Auction On eBay
One of the Hohner President tenor saxophones that graces the gallery pages of my main site  is up for auction on eBay at the moment.     …
Facing Chart For All The Original Rico Metalite Saxophone Mouthpieces
As regular readers of my blog know, over the past week I’ve written a couple of articles about the original Rico Metalite Mouthpieces. These unassuming mouthpieces …