JK’s Angel Wing Patent
The year was 1951, and the Julius Keilwerth Saxophone company filed an application with the German patent office for a radical new type of key guard. This key …
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The Angel Wings Have Landed
Yesterday, 4 weeks to the day that they were shipped from Nauheim, Germany, the replacement angel wings and clothes guards for my Toneking alto and tenor saxophones arrived. Yeah!! I can’t …
The Beginnings Of A Project For That Serious GASaholic
I had to do some sleuthing this morning, in order to figure out exactly what on earth this little eBay gem was. A seller currently has …
Rolled Tone Holes: Taking Sticky Pads To A Whole New Level
I’ve been playing saxophones with straight tone holes all my life—well, at least since I was in grade 6. Since I got my JK Toneking …
A Julius Keilwerth Toneking Alto Circa 1957
Ever year as the dreary West Coast rains of winter begin to fade into spring, something odd seems to happen: A vintage saxophone ends up …
