Correcting Low End Warbles With A Cork
Years ago I played in a saxophone quintet with a guy who was constantly struggling with his vintage Conn alto (circa 1920s), that had serious …
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A Vintage De Villiers Tenor Saxophone
At the beginning of February I saw this interesting, vintage, German saxophone at a local music store. They wanted $400 Cdn for the De Villiers tenor, …
Yet Another American-Designed, Asian-Made Bass Saxophone
Last October when I wrote about the Orpheo bass saxophone, I noted that one of the first new, inexpensive bass saxophones that I remember reading about was …
Orpheo Bass Sax Part II
In fall I noted in a post that Noteworthy Musical was selling their Orpheo bass saxes on eBay for $5495. Just a couple months later, a regular reader …
A New Musical Instrument: The Aulochrome
The other day over on the Woodwind Forum, our newest Content Expert, Grant Green, started a thread on the Aulochrome. The Aulochrome is the invention …