What Is A Sté Cantator Saxophone? Who Made It?
A few days ago someone emailed me about a horn on eBay. They were wondering if I had ever heard of a French-made, Sté Cantator …
Vintage Horns
A Malerne Stencil Sax
There’s a relatively-seldom-seen brand of saxophone on eBay right now. The name on the bell reads Acme Master, but the horn was made by Malerne. Source: alex13blackpanther This …
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A Slide Sax That Didn’t Catch On
As I was researching an article on slide saxophones that I’m writing, I happened across the following oddity, which by all accounts, didn’t catch on. In …
Vintage Varitone Ads From 1967
I saw 2 very interesting, vintage Selmer advertisements on eBay this morning. Both were for the Varitone model saxophone, however, only 1 was for the …
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 …
