Saxophones Cafe theme contest

jcn664 · Sep 9, 2026

Cafe-themed photo contest

I will propose a different theme each month.

I’m creating this fun activity to build a great atmosphere and encourage interaction; it’s a way to foster various activities among café members and liven things up a bit.

Voting is done via emoji reactions: the person with the most reactions wins and gets to choose the next theme.

You can only participate once per theme with a single image, though you are allowed to swap your image out (you cannot share two different images featuring different instruments).

Feel free to replace your photo whenever you like—no problem there.
One important rule, please: share a photo of your own horn—don't just grab one off the internet.

For example, if you don't own a Conn-O-Sax, don't share a photo of one; share only the instrument you actually have.You are welcome to suggest additional rules or ideas.The café theme could work like a little game: we share a photo, and the winner picks the next theme.

I’m choosing the first theme:

Theme 1: Silver (Share a photo of your wind instruments—specifically silver-plated, silver-colored, or silver-lacquered saxophones, or any other silver instrument; no gold, no black, just silver.)

I’m kicking things off with a "silver" themed photo: a shot of my perfectly curved Lyons & Healy (Couturier Ltd) "Vibrato" soprano stencil (circa 1924–1926) during a concert in Paris.

Ps i will closed the same thread in french

Jeanette · Sep 9, 2026

jcn664 said:
You can only participate once per theme with a single image, though you are allowed to swap your image out (you cannot share two different images featuring different instruments).

I'm not sure changing the photo will work, it will confuse the voting?

Also there are time limits to edit a post

jcn664 · Sep 9, 2026

Jeanette said:
Je ne suis pas sûr que changer la photo fonctionne, cela risque de perturber le vote ?

Il existe également des délais pour modifier une publication.

You can do anything do you feel it's good

Jeanette · Sep 9, 2026

jcn664 said:
If tu veux établir de bonnes règles, fais-le, je suis tout à fait d'accord.

Please post in English in accordance with our rules

Jx

mark_addy · Sep 9, 2026

Alright, here's a pic of something in silver for the photo competition. It's not a very good picture, but there we are. 1918 Conn NW1 USQMC baritone (with optional low-A adaptor). OK, it is fairly silver, but not everywhere these days.

https://cafesaxophone.com/attachments/s7000177-webp.36854/

To try to make this more interesting - a little history. I went to NYC twice for work, in 2001 and 2003. It struck me on the second visit that US ebay might turn up a cheap baritone in the city, and indeed it did - so I bid on it in the months beforehand on the understanding that the seller would hold it for me and I'd bring it back when I went to the conference. Into the hold, no problems, no surcharge, and luckily no (extra) damage - how air travel has changed (mind, in 1995 I flew to LA when the Unabomber thing was ongoing, which was a bit of a sign of things to come). I only thought about HMRC as I approached the green channel and started to wonder if I looked suspicious with this massive case under my arm.