Tech/maintenance SHWoodwind Updates

[Stephen Howard]

Hey folks! It's been a while, but I've finally found some time to sort out a whole bunch of updates - and there's something for (almost) everyone.

Vintage soprano? Got that covered - with the Adler (yeah, that's right) Symphonie....in C

Adler Symphonie C soprano saxophone review

How about a wolf in sheep's clothing for an alto? Here's the Yani A500. Just watch the prices go up...

Yanagisawa A-500 alto saxophone review

Something new on the tenor front. Every heard of Rare saxophones? No, not 'rare'...'Rare'. Neither had I.

Rare Saxophones Super Tone Series VI TS-7306L tenor saxophone review

And just so the bari fans don't feel left out, there's the Mauriat PMB-300UL - and it ain't half bad. No, really.

P.Mauriat PMB-300UL baritone saxophone review

If updates are more your thing, I've got a new entry in the rolling Keilwerth SX90R tenor review - an example made in the same year as the last one I reviewed. Is it as good? Better? Worse?

Keilwerth SX90R tenor saxophone review

One for the techies - my take on the no-file method of levelling toneholes...

Levelling rolled toneholes

And finally (fank gawd) - a grave tale in the Notes section

There's always something

Enjoy the typos!

 

[Jeanette]

Enjoy the typos!

Every heard

🙂

Jx

 

[Targa]

And finally (fank gawd) - a grave tale in the Notes section

There's always something

Enjoy the typos!

Far too busy enjoying an excellent piece of literature to be bothered noticing typos.

 

[spike]

Hey folks! It's been a while,

You have been missed . . . 😉 😛

 

[Alice]

And finally (fank gawd) - a grave tale in the Notes section

There's always something

I don't know what to say..... I'm so sad that you are going through this... and yet i'm laughing with you as you poke fun at everything... and i'm happy about the soprano, but who doesn't have faith in your miracles with woodwinds?

 

[Stephen Howard]

I don't know what to say..... I'm so sad that you are going through this... and yet i'm laughing with you as you poke fun at everything... and i'm happy about the soprano, but who doesn't have faith in your miracles with woodwinds?

I think we all have to go through it at some point...I'm just getting in early so's I can get it out of the way. Besides, better to do it now rather than later - otherwise my inscription might well read "Fillibuster grommet spoons. More tea, Mavis?"

 

[Jeanette]

Having a sense of humour will help you through most situations, hope you are soon out the other end and restored to full health @Stephen Howard.

Loved the article 🙂

Jx

 

[jbtsax]

The article on leveling rolled toneholes was superb. I have never seen it described in such an honest and realistic fashion. I really identified with the "chasing your tail" description. This should be required reading for every sax player who whines about how much it costs to repair their Conn 10M tenor. 🙂

 

[Pete Thomas]

The article on leveling rolled toneholes was superb. I have never seen it described in such an honest and realistic fashion. I really identified with the "chasing your tail" description. This should be required reading for every sax player who whines about how much it costs to repair their Conn 10M tenor. 🙂

It costs me very little, doesn't it @Stephen Howard 🙂 ?

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

Enjoy the typos!

We do. We do indeed... (as well as the articles, of course - goes without saying).
Cheers
Jonathan

Yanagisawa A-500 alto saxophone review:
* the key barrels has been accurately drilled
* sometimes makes it's tricky to pin a model number down
* the A-500 was heavily influence by the Selmer MkVI

Adler Symphonie C soprano
* had stacks of C sopano bodies lying around , just
* two of just four such screw on the entire
* E is a bit of a stuggle...and
* catch on the edge my middle finger
* a fair bit of work doing to do it to bring it back

 

[vries1]

As informative as always! Thanks Steve.

 

[Stephen Howard]

We do. We do indeed... (as well as the articles, of course - goes without saying).
Cheers
Jonathan

Yanagisawa A-500 alto saxophone review:
* the key barrels has been accurately drilled
* sometimes makes it's tricky to pin a model number down
* the A-500 was heavily influence by the Selmer MkVI

Adler Symphonie C soprano
* had stacks of C sopano bodies lying around , just
* two of just four such screw on the entire
* E is a bit of a stuggle...and
* catch on the edge my middle finger
* a fair bit of work doing to do it to bring it back

Cheers! And thanks for the typo report.
I was tempted to leave 'stuggle' - it somehow seems like a better word.

 

[Stephen Howard]

It costs me very little, doesn't it @Stephen Howard 🙂 ?

Oooh, I dunno mate...it seems to me that the rate goes up every time I do a Conn, and I've already got a 10M waiting in the to-do pile (somewhere).
Mind you, there's the 'Mates Rates' discount, and then there's the special 'P. Thomas Esq Foundation' rebate...which means that according to my back-of-a-Rico-Reed-box calcuation I owe you £20.

 

[s.mundi]

You are a God! We appreciate the time that is put into your fantastically delicious reviews. Due to details and humor, I read each one 34 times.
For Christmas, I'm asking Santa Claus to clone Stephen Howard and bring him to Texas!

 

[Stephen Howard]

That's one hell of a compliment! Cheers!
I could do with a clone...then he could do all the arsey vintage jobs and I could deal with all the nice, easy modern horns.

 

[Stephen Howard]

On the Benchlife Blog today - The world's poshest leaklight.

A rolling blog of everyday life on and around the workbench

 

[Ivan]

a collection of sheet music from the 19060's

 

[Alice]

a collection of sheet music from the 19060's

It fell out of the back of the DeLorean that was also at the tip, being serviced by its occupants when Stephen was sourcing and reclaiming recyclable materials for his projects.

 

[Jeanette]

Brilliant

 

[Stephen Howard]

a collection of sheet music from the 19060's

Good spot!