Was This Humor? Or Was It Part Of The Anti-Sax Backlash?
Frank McKinney Hubbard (1868 – 1930) was an American humorist, cartoonist, and journalist, who was known by the pen name Kin Hubbard. Hubbard was the creator of …
Vintage Ads
A Foreshadowing Of Things To Come
When George M. Bundy signed his name to the following Selmer Paris ad in 1945, he had no idea that the Mark VI—that was still 9 years …
How Much Did The Hohner President Alto Cost New?
Well according to this announcement from Hohner, in 1968 a Hohner President alto cost $380. At the time this sax was a 2 tone model, keyed …
A Vintage René Dumont Ad From 1963
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow who had recently purchased a René Dumont alto saxophone. Through the course of his research …
Some Thoughts To Ponder…
Last night I was catching up on some threads on SOTW and I happened to come across a very interesting one titled: Is Selmer going to …