Big news… the building where Doctor Sax Woodwinds is located is slated for demolition. As a result, I am moving. Effective now, I have temporarily stopped taking on repairs. I am packing up my tools and supplies, so I am not currently set up to do repairs. I am having a moving sale this week […]
I had lost track of this old webpage of mine: http://www.doctorsax.biz/imperial_contrast.htm
$375 http://doctorsaxwoodwinds.com/shop/local-only/instruments/saxophones/yamaha-as1-alto-sax/
Moving my home. Moving truck coming Thursday morning. Every time I’ve moved, I considered it the last time. But…the older I get, the more likely that is true.
Three or four months ago I stopped ordering the “Grande” mouthpieces when the lead time grew to 3 months or more. Since I have to pay for them up front, that means my money sits in the Mouthpiece Cafe coffers for 3 months before I see hide or hair of the mouthpiece. I wrote today […]
Rubber, Ebonite, Resin, Plastic….all these terms are general terms without a specific chemical formula. Wikipedia defines EBONITE: “Ebonite is a brand name for very hard rubber first obtained by Charles Goodyear by vulcanizing natural rubber for prolonged periods. For vulcanizing natural rubber he received a patent on June 15, 1844. Besides natural rubber, Ebonite contains about 25–80% sulfur and linseed oil Its name […]
First off….the formatting on the text here is terrible. I apologize. Don’t have the time to fix it. I get a fair number of inquiries from bari sax and tenor sax players with bad backs and bad necks looking for a stand they can use while playing. There are some tall tenor sax floor stands […]
Dave Rempis + Stray Passage Fri, 2/17 | Doors 730p, Music 800p @ Arts + Literature Laboratory Tickets $10 advance at http://daverempis.bpt.me/ or $12 at the door 2021 Winnebago St, Madison, Wisconsin 53704 Chicago based saxophonist Dave Rempis will open the night with a 30 min solo set. He will then be joined by Madison […]
Now at $1499. Yanagisawa Soprano Saxophone
I don’t get in many truly vintage metal Otto Link Alto mouthpieces. The market is just too crazy for me to deal with. Too many players looks for magical mouthpieces. And if I hear the words “Holy Grail” one more time, I might scream. But…all that said, this is a nice one: Otto Link “Tone […]