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 →
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 shape, so I...
Read more →In 2003, after I posted my first version of my Keilwerth pages on www.saxpics.com, I was contacted by Peter Ponzol. He said he wanted to “clear up” a few things about the Modell Peter Ponzol and his tenure at Keilwerth. Below, I’ve consolidated my questions into three parts: * Questions about Peter Ponzol himself,...
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