Selmer Mark VIs Began At # 53727
Introductory Remarks For as many years as I’ve been participating in online sax forums (since ’98) people have complained that Selmer’s official serial number chart …
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Another Saxophone Hater From the 1920s
I have noted in the past, some articles from the early 20th century that were critical of saxophones and saxophone players. (They were, of course, …
Whatever Happened To The King Ampliphonic By Vox?
Yesterday I noticed this ad on eBay, for the King Ampliphonic, amplification system by Vox. According to the seller, the ad is circa 1975, and …
The Martin Committee II: A Bit Of History & Trivia
Today’s fun, vintage saxophone fact, comes to us compliments of the Martin Committee II. Did you know that the Martin Committee II had quite a …
A Little Trip Down Memory-Price Lane
While looking through the news archives for interesting, historical, saxophone stories, I happened across this ad from the October 6,1937 edition of the Lewiston Evening …
