The 2012 Calendar is Now on Sale!

The calendar is available at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/thesaxinfo.

For other calendar info, check out my commentary at http://thesax.info/?p=1142.

Current Administrivia!

November 13, 2011 @ 6:02 PM ….  Check out a new thing I’m playing with: The Saxophone Model Timeline.  Enjoy!

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The Saga of the Curved Baritone

Many years ago I came across an interesting picture.  It was described as a “curved F baritone.”  I’ve only seen one other curved saxophone, outside Bb/C/Eb sopranos, in one place:  A. Sax’s patent drawing.  I had also heard the rumor that all of A. Sax’s prototypes were C basses in this

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Selmer Mark VI: The Legends of the Legendary Legend.

Legend: 5-digit serial number horns are the absolute greatest Mark VIs for a variety of reasons. Me: This legend comprises a bunch of stuff. Let me try to take it from the top.

I first want to mention that this is primarily about altos and tenors, though: all other pitches of the Mark VI might

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Selmer Mark VI – Take Apart

These are some of my favorite kinds of saxophone pics, the “exploded view” or “take-apart view.”

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Luthier Vents

http://luthiervents.blogspot.com

This is a gorgeous blog that’s about wind manufacturers. They’ve got tons of pics of odd French saxophone makes that I’m only peripherally aware of, like, oh, Cabart.  Check out the F. Renoux horns!

The Olds Super

First, this is not the Olds Super Star.  You’ll find out, shortly, that Olds tends to recycle parts of model names.

Production Information s/n 1 to 2000? (1941 – 1943?) Available Pitches Eb Alto, Bb Tenor Available Finishes Lacquer, Silver Plate, Gold Plate (per Olds’ 1941

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The 2012 Calendar Commentary

Trying a new thing for the final calendar. These are some thoughts I had on the horns and/or pictures:

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