My first was a King model 2370 with a rickety, fiberglass bell, three finicky piston valves, and a leaky lead pipe.Tubists, and most instrumentalists for that matter, remember the look, feel, and tonal characteristics of their first … [Continue reading]
When deciding to purchase a new instrument there are many options to choose from.How can you be sure you are getting the best tenor saxophone for you?This quick guide will give you all the information you need to make the right choices before … [Continue reading]
When it comes to picking out a woodwind instrument to play, there are lots of choices.There are single reed, double reed, and even no reed woodwind instruments.There are instruments for classical music and instruments for jazz and pop music. … [Continue reading]
It is one of the funniest moments in the beginning band. The newbie reed player slaps a reed on the mouthpiece, tightens the ligature with a “Vulcan Death Grip,” and then fires a stream of air through the poor saxophone like it is a tiny, tense latex … [Continue reading]
If you’re shopping for a saxophone – whether you’ve never played or played for 10 years – you know that there are lots of options out there.One of the most popular (and historic) saxophone manufacturers is one you’ve almost certainly heard on the … [Continue reading]