In my ever-continuing search of ebay for interesting saxophones, I came across an absolute classic. In fact, it might be the de-facto Jazz and R&B tenor saxophone. It is the King Super 20. This insturment comes from a long lineage of saxophone innovation from the H.W. White company dating back to their first “King” models [...]
Continue reading...17. January 2009
The Jupiter 869SG Artist Alto Saxophone is a fantastic mid-to high range alto saxophone. If you’ve outgrown your beginner alto sax and are looking to upgrade, look no further than this saxophone. You won’t be disappointed. The look of the Jupiter 869SG Artist saxophone is very distinguished for an alto saxophone. It has a solid [...]
Continue reading...4. January 2009
Buying your first tenor saxophone can be a very expensive proposition, in some ways it’s a lot like buying your first car. Once you buy that first one is a whole lot easier but if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can spend way too much for a piece of junk. If you [...]
Continue reading...4. January 2009
What is the definition of the standard saxophone? I’m not really sure myself. I guess a good definition would be a saxophone that covers all the basic needs of the average saxophone musician. A lot of saxophones would fit this description, so perhaps I should elaborate. A saxophone will also have to be quite [...]
Continue reading...4. January 2009
The Internet is a great place to buy a saxophone if you know what you’re looking for. However, a lot of people don’t seem to know what they’re looking for, and so they end up buying something that isn’t right for them. Before you ever start looking for a saxophone for sale, you really [...]
Continue reading...3. January 2009
Vintage saxophones can be fantastic instruments. A quality vintage saxophone can be worth its weight in gold. If you’re a saxophone enthusiast, you can understand why finding a great vintage saxophone can be so much fun. Personally, I’ve spent hours and hours on eBay, looking at vintage saxophones just because it can be a [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2009
If you are a guitar player and you want to play a song, you just go to google and track down the TAB for the song and you can figure out how to play it. As a saxophone player, it’s not so simple to find alto sax sheet music. One fantastic resource I’ve found is Sheet [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2009
Yamaha is an extremely well known and well respected saxophone manufacturer. They make everything from extremely high quality beginner instruments all the way up to the incredibly high-end professional level saxophones. Yamaha is a very high quality brand, especially for alto saxophones. There are three main tiers of alto saxophones that Yamaha makes. They have [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2009
One question a lot of people might have is why is a saxophone considered a woodwind instrument. It’s not made of wood so why would it be a woodwind? Isn’t the sax made of brass? Well, the reason behind the classification for the saxophone being a woodwind has less to do with what it is made [...]
Continue reading...24. December 2008
If you want to know what the most popular professional alto saxophone line is, then it’s the Yamaha YAS-82Z line of professional alto saxophones. These professional quality instruments are an absolute sight to behold. They are beautifully crafted and even more than that, they sound amazing. The YAS-82Z Professional Alto Saxophone features a 2-piece hydro-formed [...]
Continue reading...24. December 2008
Picking up that first saxophone is a truly memorable moment for young musician. As a first-time buyer you want to make sure that you get a great instrument that will last long enough to get some real enjoyment out of it. At the same time, it is possible that the young player will not [...]
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27. October 2008
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