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\"Bassic<\/a>In an effort to cut down clutter and make this enormous site run more effortlessly, I have removed some software bits here and there. One of those bits was the one that created the various series shown below. In its place I have created this simple page to lessen the load on the server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka<\/a><\/h4>\n

The German saxophone maker with strong ties to Keilwerth, who built copies of Toneking & The New King saxes<\/td>\n

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Hohner President<\/a><\/h4>\n

The final design of German saxophone designer Max Keilwerth, brother of Julius.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hammerschmidt<\/a><\/h4>\n

These beautiful horns are among the most ornate saxophones ever designed. <\/td>\n

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Rico Graftonite & Metalite MPs<\/a><\/h4>\n

Designed by Arnold Brilhart, the original Rico pieces were fantastic, but seriously under-appreciated. Now re-issued by D’Addario, these are available again, but with more limited facings. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Asian-made bass saxophones<\/a><\/h4>\n

Unless it says P. Mauriat on the bell, whatever Asian-made bass sax you’re looking at was made by either Jinyin or Jinbao. This collection of articles explores all the bass saxophones from the China & Taiwan. <\/td>\n

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J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer <\/a><\/h4>\n

This Brazilian company’s catchphrase is: “Handmade Extreme Saxophones”. Want to know more? Check out this series of articles. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Gear reviews<\/a><\/h4>\n

MPs, cases, and of course horns. Have something you’d like to review? Let me know<\/a>.<\/td>\n

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Olds Super saxophone<\/a><\/h4>\n

One of the most beautiful saxophones every built, and certainly on of the rarest. These vintage American gems resemble Martins and are often mistaken for them. These are truly Art Deco masterpieces, and are like nothing else past or present. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Vintage gear ads<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Christmas & holiday collectibles<\/a><\/h4>\n

Looking for inspiration for what to get that sax player in your life? Look no further. What to sax up your holidays? I’ve got you covered for that as well. Check out these articles for ideas to make your holidays especially saxy and bright. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Low G Buescher bass<\/a><\/h4>\n

I had the opportunity to playtest a Buescher True Tone that had been converted to a low G horn. This is the story of the horn from when I tried it; sold; relocated across the pond; and put up for sale again. <\/td>\n

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Teaching saxophone<\/a><\/h4>\n

Some of these articles are aimed at teachers and deal with the philosophy of teaching, while others are aimed and both teachers and students and provide practical materials and info. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Charlie A’s BBQ MP<\/a><\/h4>\n

Shortly before Charlie Andrews died, he designed and created a very limited number of fantastic tenor saxophone MPs. I was lucky enough to get to playtest one in their prototype phase, and then I bought one once they became available. <\/td>\n

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Sax tone & sound<\/a> <\/h4>\n

How do we develop our tonal concept? What makes up the components of a saxophone’s tone? How do we shape our tone? These are the kinds of topics we explore in this series of articles.<\/p>\n

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Bass saxophone stand by Andreas Kaling<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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