Dave Kessler's Music Blog
Just one guy's view on this crazy industry!

Intermediate Oboe Guide
Intermediate Oboe Guide

Kessler’s Intermediate Oboe Guide! Shopping for an intermediate oboe can be confusing experience! For many [...]

20
Jun
Counterfeit & Fake Musical Instruments & Other Dangers of the Internet!
Counterfeit & Fake Musical Instruments & Other Dangers of the Internet!

“They can’t post it on the internet if it isn’t true.” That was a line [...]

19
Feb
Top Selling Musical Instruments 2018
Top Selling Musical Instruments 2018

As the year comes to a close, I like to look back at the trends [...]

29
Dec
Leblanc Serenade Clarinet
Leblanc Serenade Clarinet – Reintroduction of a Classic Brand

Leblanc is not a “new” name for clarinets… but due to a relatively brief absence [...]

10
Oct
Buffet Prodige & Premium - Buffet's New Student Clarinets
Buffet Prodige & Premium – Buffet’s New Student Clarinets

Buffet Prodige and Premium Student Clarinets The Next Generation of Buffet Student Clarinet The Buffet Prodige [...]

03
Nov
Buffet E11
The Confusing History of the Buffet E11 Clarinet

The Confusing History of the Buffet E11 Clarinet Updated October 2022 This post was last [...]

18
Jan
1939 King Zephyr Special Tenor Sax
A Beautiful Horn Restored – King Zephyr Special

Please note: this sax is not for sale. OK, so this blog post isn’t much [...]

11
Dec
Yanagisawa FAQ
Yanagisawa FAQ

Dave Kessler’s Yanagisawa FAQ Yanagisawa saxophones are handmade in Japan and are some of the [...]

02
Dec
Does the Finish of a Saxophone Impact the Sound???

The music industry is filled with is opinions. One of the problems with opinions [...]

15
Apr
A Tale of Two Repair Shops…

I have the pleasure of dealing with customers all across the world. It truly is [...]

20
Dec