Vintage Saxophones

PROLOGUE

It all started sometimes in early 1997. Fred Cicetti contacted me regarding SML saxophones. I was then looking to buy a tenor in addition to my alto sax. I came across a SML in Helsinki and remembered Fred's e-mail message. Fred convinced me that for the price it was a good buy. So, in May 1997 I became an owner of ca. 1982 SML tenor, serial # 201xx. In July 1997 Fred Cicetti wrote his first SML background study of the fine Strasser-Marigaux saxophones. Later came the follow-up stories and surveys by Fred and legend lives on. Also, The SML area of the Sax Discussion Forum has a loyal following. Pete Hales completed a new thorough study of SML saxophones in 2002.

AND NOW...

Sax on the Web now expanded to other vintage horns and Pete Hales has written several articles and CD reviews.

Sax on the Web - Vintage Sax Articles

Strasser-Marigaux (SML) Saxes

• The "original" SML story  July 1997
• SML: An Amazing Story  July 1999
• SML: The Ongoing Story by Peter Hales  February 2002
• The Great Saxman - Carmen Leggio  October 1999
• SML picture Gallery  October 1999
• SML Serial numbers

Vintage Saxophones in general

• Holton Saxes - Annotated Serial Number Chart
• Stencils and "Second Line" Models
• What is the Best Vintage Saxophone for Me?
• Conn History
• King History
• Picture Gallery
• A Day in the Life of a Saxophone Historian by Peter Hales
• Fun with Vintage Saxophones
• CD Reviews by Peter Hales:
  1. Vintage Saxophones Revisited: The early history of the Saxophone by Dr. Paul Cohen
  2. So Low: Music for Large Saxophones by Jay C. Easton
  3. Prose and CONNversations Jazz standards featuring the Conn-O-Sax By Rob Verdi