Equipment

My and Stuff

  • Cannonball A5 BiceB “The Raven” Alto Saxophone – my newest addition!
    Black Nickel-plated body and keys, semi-precious stones instead of mother of pearl inlays, ribbed construction, brass resonators.

“The people at Cannonball Music are passionate about making the best horns they possibly can and are willing to try a broad band of materials and nuances. They could be the company that will put an American brand back on the forefront of saxophone manufacturing! Very nice horns. The response and intonation is great. The sound is huge! Lots of power in the horn!”

  • Julius Keilwerth SX90R “Shadow” Alto Saxophone
    Nickel-Silver / Black Nickel-plated body, Nickel-Silver/ Silver-plated keys.

“Keilwerth saxophones have made a great impression me since I first tried them back in 1993. The horns have impressed me with their dark, rich tone, robust keywork, choice of materials and most of all, the company’s willingness to try just about anything in order to continually improve on the instrument.”

    • Vandoren V16 A9 hard rubber mouthpiece
      with Vandoren Java 3 1/2 strength reeds.

“I’ve been playing Vandoren Reeds since my studies at the Manhattan School of Music. They were recommended to my by Joe Allard and I’ve been playing them ever since. The evenness of the cut, choice of quality cane and, the fully, woody and edgy sound has always convinced me to continue choosing Vandoren. Once they started promoting their mouthpieces, there was no question in my mind about wanting to try them. I have been more the pleased to match my choice of reed to the same name choice of mouthpiece.”

“I used to play a Selmer Mark VI soprano saxophone during my college days. It has always been a matter of luck if one were to find a “good” Mark VI soprano saxophone. This type of luck evaded me. I’ve tried Yamaha and Yanagisawa also. They’re good horns – good intonation and they speak easily, but I never really cared for their bright sound. Once I held a Keilwerth soprano saxophone in my hands – AMAZING! For the first time a soprano felt like a REAL SAXOPHONE! The Intonation, the response, the mechanics and most of all the rich, dark tone I’ve been looking for – I found it all in a Keilwerth. The SX90 I play – a nickle-plated body with gold lacquer doesn’t exist in their line anymore (I had it especially ordered for me) but you can always count on the quality and the spirit of saxophones made by Julius Keilwerth.”

    • Vandoren V16 S8 hard rubber mouthpiece
      with Vandoren 3 strength reeds.

“A mouthpiece that is an improvement what I was formerly using (Yanagisawa metal mouthpiece) to get a more smoother, warmer, darker sound.”

“Using Finale has been a great experience from which I’m learning more about the more I use it. I got a glimpse of another notation software that nearly blew my mind! (More on the later)”

  • Sibelius 5

    “I haven’t got around to get too detailed into it, but It seems like a powerful piece of software.”

“A great companion to have to make notes, write parts, scores – whatever! – on the road or at home.”

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