{"id":26505,"date":"2011-07-18T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=26505"},"modified":"2024-05-25T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:16:01","slug":"abu-the-flute-maker-sightings-in-baltimore-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/abu-the-flute-maker-sightings-in-baltimore-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu The Flute Maker Sightings In Baltimore, Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I was looking through Flickr and happened across a photo of what the photographer described as the world’s smallest sax. Now we know that this isn’t true, since the Soprillo is smaller, and technically this isn’t even a saxophone since it lacks a conical bore. However, something about this DIY sax seemed very familiar\u2014as did the musician playing it.<\/p>\n

   World’s Smallest Sax<\/h3>\n

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     Photographer: dremmettbrown<\/a>  Source: Flickr<\/a><\/h6>\n

As I looked through dremmettbrown’s photostream, I noticed that he had a few more photos of this street musician playing a number of other homemade instruments, including a trombone. These photos were all taken on July 16, 2011, in Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n

Check out what’s in the background of this next shot.<\/p>\n

   Poor Man’s Trombone<\/h3>\n

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     Photographer: dremmettbrown<\/a>  Source: Flickr<\/a><\/h6>\n

As soon as I saw this larger DIY sax, it hit me like a freight train: This same type of instrument had been for sale on eBay recently<\/a>. As a matter of fact, I had featured it on my blog<\/a>. The eBay ad had even featured a link to a YouTube video of this same fellow\u2014Abu The Flute Maker\u2014playing the instrument. <\/p>\n

Update May 2024: Unfortunately the playing videos are no longer available on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n
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