June 1, 2012 @ 7:38 PM …. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve changed the theme for this website — that’s how it looks, not a topic change :). It’s now compatible with mobile devices and looks great on my iPad 1.
Read more →Just so you know, I rarely come back to this blog. If you have a question for me, please e-mail me at thesax5fo_at_gmail.com. You can see my current blog — yes, I’m concentrating on Yanagisawa for the rest of the year — at http://thesax.info/makesandmodelslist
Read more →Some general company data:
Alfredo Santoni, Fabio Somaini and Luigi Bulgheroni were the principals in the Ditta Giglio ("Lily Company") in the city of Parè, in the province of Como, in the Lombardy region of Italy (you can get a brief on the area at http://en.db-city.com). The company was founded in 1947, closed in...Read more →
A couple of months ago, I went to the MIM (Musical Instruments Museum) in Scottsdale (the post’s right here). Well, they had an event on 07/29/2012 where teachers could get in free, provided they listened to a sales pitch regarding taking their kids to the MIM on a field trip. My wife’s a teacher...
Read more →Now for something a little different. A few weeks ago, I got a few e-mails from Chris Holtz, a grandson of Fred Holtz, head of Martin Band thru the 30’s and 40’s. Unfortunately, when I got his e-mails, I was sick and heavily medicated. I then proceeded to forget about his e-mails until he sent...
Read more →The Gallery has gotten REALLY huge over the past two weeks. I’ve been uploading a lot of stuff. Check it out! This gallery is a tad different from what I had at saxpics.com because I … * Want to get A picture of AN alto for every year of a particular horn’s production, to...
Read more →Update: I’ve moved this page to galleries. Please check out: Adolphe-Edouard Sax Saxophones Adolphe (Antoine-Joseph) Sax Saxophones
Read more →On Monday, April 16th, I took a trip with my folks (visiting from New York) to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ. You can check out my original post on The Woodwind Forum. I’m not a camera guy and several of the pics I took just didn’t come out at all. Fortunately, for...
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