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

Antigua Backun vs. Leblanc Bliss – Intermediate Wood Clarinet Comparison
February 14, 2012

Antigua Backun CL3230 vs. Leblanc Bliss 210 The clarinet market is in for a new [...]

2012 NAMM Report – Rebound?
January 27, 2012

The NAMM show is the biggest (in the USA) industry convention show held the 3rd [...]

Instrument Material & Tonal Performance
October 1, 2011

What is the relevance of the material of a wind instrument? Honestly, you will get [...]

Why Do We Setup Every Instrument???
July 2, 2011

I have had customers ask me why we need to perform a professional setup on [...]

Kessler Custom Sonus Saxophones
June 28, 2011

Sonus is Latin for Sound. Sound is all we care about as musicians. The sound [...]

Saxophone Mouthpiece – A Sax Player’s Best Friend
April 8, 2011

This post is a follow-up from my post “The Saxophone Sound Equation“. ——————————————————- Most saxophone [...]

Antigua Pro One Saxophones Review
March 26, 2011

Antigua Winds is a name that my family store is more familiar with than anyone [...]

Professional Setup – Getting the Most Out of Your Horn!
March 25, 2011

“You have to try out several of this model to find one that plays great” [...]

Selmer Paris Super 80 Saxophones Refresh – “Jubilee”
February 22, 2011

In 2010, Selmer Paris celebrated their 125th anniversary as a manufacturer of professional woodwind instruments. [...]

NAMM Report 2011 – “Take it to 11!”
January 21, 2011

The NAMM (National Association of Musical Merchants) show in Anaheim, CA is the big industry [...]