Low C# Stiff on a Conn 10M

This is something I posted in a forum a little while ago.  The question was “My low C# is stiff on my Conn 10M.  What springs do I adjust to make it better?” As is often the case with good saxophone repair, the answer lies deeper and the knowledge required is greater than you might …

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RARE Keilwerth New King Series II Alto Saxophone

  SOLD   Now here is a really rare saxophone. This is a Keilwerth New King Series II alto saxophone- one of only about 500 ever produced, and the only Keilwerth horns ever to have soldered and beveled toneholes (like a Martin).   Not much is known about these saxophones, except that they were produced …

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Yamaha “Purple Logo” YTS-62 Tenor Saxophone

ON HOLD – SALE PENDING!   The Yamaha “Purple Logo” saxophones represent a fantastic value in saxophones: modern ergonomics and intonation, warm and full vintage-y tone, and prices lower than either a new horn or most vintage saxophones.  It is a combination that is hard to beat, and people who have played one will tell …

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Stohrer Music News, January 2012

  My news updates are infrequent enough I have forgotten which volume I am on, so January 2012 it is. This update is actually taken in major part from a very kind thread about me under “dealer evaluations” on Saxontheweb. So, it’s 2012. I’m insanely lucky enough to be fairly booked for repairs for this …

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Thanksgiving 2011

  I am thankful for so much this year. My amazing wife as ever, a new place to live in the country like we’ve dreamed about, a garage, a thriving business, cool and friendly new neighbors, a reliable car, an incoming son, and of course all of you- my friends and my customers who put …

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How to Choose a Saxophone Mouthpiece

  Choosing the right mouthpiece for you can be a daunting task.  You’ve got an almost infinite amount of choices, and from among them you are expected to find exactly what works for you without being able to try them all and many times without the most basic knowledge as to what actually makes a …

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Vintage Saxophone Calendar!

I’ve gotten some of these for the shop every year since they’ve been made, and also been submitting pictures and luckily getting my pictures put in!  This year though I’ve got the cover, which is pretty cool.  Its a photo I took a while ago (should actually be in the gallery here) of a Selmer …

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Couesnon Low A alto, the OTHER low A alto.

Well, this is a rarity.  On eBay this week is a Couesnon alto saxophone with low A! edit: there are actually two on eBay this week.  How strange!  I’d love to own one of these some day.