Olds Super Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Helen’s Intro 2026 My friend & colleague, Pete Hales, originally wrote this article on the Olds Super alto & tenor saxophones for his now-defunct, thesax.info, …
Vintage Saxophones
Is a vintage sax less reliable?
Updated July 2026 I was having an interesting conversation on a sax discussion board the other day about my new SX90R Shadow tenor. A bunch …
LP Boosey & Co. Eb alto keyed to low B
Updated July 2026 This is a combination of both of the articles from the original Bassic Sax Blog about this antique, low pitch (A=440), Boosey …
What exactly is a vintage saxophone?
Updated July 2026 This post was originally inspired in 2013, by a thread on SOTW that got me thinking about a term that is bandied …