Stuff Sax

Stuff about saxophones. This gives me a place to post saxophone information based on things that I mess around with, experiment with, modify, break, fix, ruin, etc. WARNING: May contain some non-sax information. But it will contain information on saxophone repair, saxophone refinishing, saxophone mouthpiece refacing, saxophone accessories, saxophone reviews, saxophone, saxophone, saxophone. Take that, search engines.

Sunday, April 9, 2017

Enlarging the Shank on a Vintage Hard Rubber Mouthpiece

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From time to time, you will find a vintage ebonite mouthpiece that has a smaller than normal opening.  It can be frustrating if the mouthpie...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Does Mouthpiece Material Matter? Part 2.

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In Part 1 , we looked at the idea that a certain "perfect" hardness of vulcanized rubber (ebonite) effects how a mouthpiece sounds...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Does Mouthpiece Material Matter? Part 1.

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Yes.  Absolutely.  But probably not in the way you are thinking.  It makes a difference in how a mouthpiece is manufactured.  It makes a dif...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

1939 Martin Handcraft Tenor Rebuild

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I've been wanting to rebuild another older Martin tenor for a long time.  I have a 1943 Martin that is my main horn.  I tried a newer Ma...
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