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When I was still at school, in Cornwall, I used to learn to improvise (on clarinet) by playing along to a Charlie Ventura LP - he was on a variety of saxophones - often playing the 33rpm record at 16rpm (half speed) to at least give me a chance to keep...

Although I'm quite happy with my current tenor sax, a German built B&S 'Blue Label' (pics here - more about it later), I couldn't resist the chance to try this 50's Keilwerth New King when it came up on eBay.  The seller was offering 'Returns', so...

Just acquired a Couesnon Monopole Conservatoire tenor sax, s/no 149xx behind the pinkie table - I keep seeing "II" mentioned on reviews etc. but can't find anything on the engraving (apart from two pigeons ?) that would suggest that. Certainly has "Couesnon...

Hello - just in case you think it's a little quiet here lately, I seem to have migrated most of my online activity to Facebook, where I'm known as (variously) Alan Tucker, Tucks and c.tenor.saxophone - click on this link
I've also started a C Saxophone Archive page over there, early days, but my C's are getting a touch neglected at the moment. Seem to be back on tenor sax, also enjoying a new friend - a bass clarinet - and I've also gone all 'baroque', playing tenor...