H. Couf Superba I & II alto pages
I am ecstatic that an enormous update to the Bassic Sax website was published yesterday. It was one that I have been researching for years, …
Vintage Horns
Hammerschmidt updated; database added
I am very pleased to announce that earlier today I published the entirely new, completely updated Hammerschmidt section in the Bassic Sax website. All totalled …
Is a bass sax right for me?
I read a post on a Facebook bass group that other day from some rando who said: “I want a bass sax.” This got me …
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 …
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: …
