Saxophones Grafton, who knows more about it?

[Danny@HSM]

Let's do it. First meeting in London. I will design a special Grafton mouthpiece to celebrate the event.

 

[aldevis]

Let's do it. First meeting in London. I will design a special Grafton mouthpiece to celebrate the event.

As soon as the thing starts moving, I will also put you in contact with Howarths and sax.co.uk

jazz food

Risky: after all this is England, and the gastronomic equivalent of a Grafton is a 1954 Mars bar.

I must add tat all the cafemembers I had the opportunity to have lunch with, eat quite in the continental way.

 

[Danny@HSM]

I am traveling now for work but when I'll be back home I will seriously think about it. We need help from members who live in London. Please please, it will be a great event.

 

[Ads]

Sounds like you`ll have a good time - maybe take some time to pop in to Sax.co to try the modern Grafton - the Vibrato . I`d still love one of the transparent ones .

 

[Danny@HSM]

Hi I've been there once and I've tried the vibrato sax. There should also be a video somewhere on YouTube. I liked it a lot but Grafton is a different beast 😉

 

[Ads]

What you mean you won`t have a good time, won`t pop into sax.co to try a Vibrato or dislike transparent ones Aldevis ?

I appreciate the Grafton is a different beast - lets face it , a 1950s Student Conn or Bundy is a different beast to a Bauhaus Walstein too but both the BW and Vibrato represent modern equivalents of the two genres .. how many other plastic saxes are there ? . was the Grafton cheaper than the cheapest metal one (I know the Vibrato isn`t)

 

[aldevis]

A transparent horn would look disgusting after only a few bars, in particular if you had sauerkraut and red wine before the gig.

Hi I've been there once and I've tried the vibrato sax. There should also be a video somewhere on YouTube. I liked it a lot but Grafton is a different beast 😉

It was you, then:

 

[Danny@HSM]

That's not a saxophone shop, it is more like a wonderland. If in London I'll go there again for sure 😉

 

[Ads]

A transparent horn would look disgusting after only a few bars, in particular if you had sauerkraut and red wine before the gig.

You`d not catch me within 3 miles of either Sauerkraut (indigestion) or red wine (gives meMigraines) so I guess I`m OK ...... I want a transparent one so I can load it with coloured LEDs as a gimmick at Gigs . though It`d be better in the new tenor version, I don`t tend to gig alto . though working out the set's fingering would be worth it

 

[Danny@HSM]

And it was not me either. I have more hair

 

[Ads]

How anyone outside the Pihranhas can play in those Jollysun white gloves is a mystery to me

 

[Danny@HSM]

Vibrato Sax: http://youtu.be/LEM7mYnEtFM

I think I've found it... not a great performance. Just wanted to try a couple of colored mouthpieces on it...

 

[Ads]

Sounds OK to me Danny .. when Jim Cheek A:B'd it up against a 901 , it lacked the clarity & definition of the Yani but sounded pretty good too

 

[Danny@HSM]

Is there a tenor version?

 

[Targa]

I must add tat all the cafemembers I had the opportunity to have lunch with, eat quite in the continental way.

Given knives and forks they're a danger to themselves.

 

[Ads]

Is there a tenor version?

Just been announced ... Should be intresting .. I do think these things ought to be cheaper, given the increasing quality of cheap Chinese brass saxes such as the Jericho

 

[c9off]

Nice idea. A Grafton pilgrimage.

I guess that all of the main people involved in making it are long gone. I did meet Martin Block the repairer mentioned in Wally Horwood's article, but that must be at least 25 years ago.

Rhys

As mentioned in post 20, Roy used to work on the production line.. wasn't at band today, so will hopefully catch up with him this weekend - there is a story about chucking one out of the window believing it was unbreakable - an upstairs window....

not sure how interested Roy will be to chip in but I will ask..

 

[Nick Wyver]

That's not a saxophone shop, it is more like a wonderland. If in London I'll go there again for sure 😉

The video's at the shop in Crowborough.

 

[milandro]

Is there a tenor version?

Yes, there is a tenor, they just have a prototype out ( I don’t know how permanent or temporary are those metal screws which feature so prominently on the hinges of the keys) and a video.It will cost quite a bit more than the alto of course lots of people will buy into the novelty.

 

[Danny@HSM]

Is that a demonstration video?