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By Tom Gorst

What's the Rule on removing your thumbhook?

A quick look at Keyleaves inventor Rulon Brown's l...

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By Tom Gorst

We're hiring!

Part time shop staff member required

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By Tom Gorst

Win a Sax - Artist edition

Win a sax is back, but this time for the most non-...

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By Tom Gorst

AmsterDAM that horn is good

Seamus Blake plays a Remy, so you should too?

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By Tom Gorst

BSS R-Series "That tricky second mouthpiece"

After a huge success with his first offering into...

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By Tom Gorst

The Beast From The East

A review of the new version of the Eastman 52nd st...

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By Tom Gorst

Boston Sax Shop S-Series Tenor Mouthpiece

My boy Jack's wicked smart Vol.2

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By Tom Gorst

We're allowed out! ...just not out out

The shop is open, but there are a few new rules

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By Tom Gorst

Boston Sax Shop reeds

My boy Jack's wicked smart

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By Tom Gorst

JodyJazz HR* Custom Dark

A new JodyJazz hard rubber mouthpiece - Espina lon...

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By Tom Gorst

Lockdown has begun

Hit the shed running during full lockdown

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By Tom Gorst

TEMPORARY CLOSURE

The Winchester plan

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By Tom Gorst

Takes one to C1

The Yamaha C1 neck,

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By Tom Gorst

A two screw ‘basic’ ligature monologue

It's the year 2059 ..... and you've got mail

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By Tom Gorst

Flip a Horn, Make Some Bank

The ins and outs of private sales vs selling throu...

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By Tom Gorst

Playing Outside

I’m not talking harmonically, I literally mean pla...

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By Tom Gorst

The Big Tip-off

How big is too big?... I’ll let you know when I ge...

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By Tom Gorst

The all new Otto Link FL (Florida) model

Have Otto Link finally gone full circle or just go...

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By Tom Gorst

Mark VI...great investment

An attempt at a disinterested perspective on the w...

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By Tom Gorst

How long does it take to learn the Sax?

Trying to answer unanswerable questions with furth...

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By Tom Gorst

Do we nearly reed to talk about this?

Vandoren 'Jazz' reeds unexplained

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By Tom Gorst

SYOS

Brightly coloured 3D printed mouthpieces.....what'...

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By Tom Gorst

Win a Sax worth £2,000

Playing sax isn't cheap, so here's how you can win...

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By Tom Gorst

Vandoren and their large chamber of secrets

A micro-review of Vandoren's latest mouthpiece

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By Tom Gorst

Time to hit the woodshed

You’re probably just about ready to go into ultra...

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By Tom Gorst

Yamaha 82Z Atelier Tenor Saxophone

Easily my second favourite new horn on the market...

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By Tom Gorst

The Beast from the East(man)

Eastman 52nd Street Tenor Sax: What you need to kn...

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By Tom Gorst

Silverstein Ligatures

Breakthrough in reed response or swanky shoelace.....

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By Tom Gorst

Link Slant: War of the clones

Florida links costs a fortune, so what's the 'next...

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By Tom Gorst

Sax and Sausages in Frankfurt

Some highlights from Musikmesse 2018

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By Tom Gorst

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown LIVE at Headwind

Performing at Headwind Music Bristol March 8th 201...

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By Tom Gorst

For F# sake

Some horns have high F#, some don't. Here's the cr...

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By Tom Gorst

Trouble in Japan?

One guy's opinions on the differences between pro...

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By Tom Gorst

Signature Custom RAW Tenor

Hear this horn in action!

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By Tom Gorst

The Missing Link?!

A tale of 3 very special Florida Otto Links we stu...

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By Tom Gorst

AWO2 Vs AWO2O

Battle of the bronze bodied Yanagiswa altos

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By Tom Gorst

Becoming a gentleman of Légère

Are Légère reeds legit?

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By Tom Gorst

Long live the King

If you have to play one horn before you die, this...

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By Tom Gorst

Selmer Series III Tenor Sax

An attempt at an unbiased view of the Selmer Serie...

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By Tom Gorst

Mouthpiece & Love

Mouthpiece hygiene for dummies

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By Tom Gorst

Selmer New Large Bore circa 1930

Paul Moutarde writes about his latest purchase fro...

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By Tom Gorst

Ben Waghorn Vs Zetland Alto

Ben puts our own brand student alto through it's p...

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By Tom Gorst

Welcome to Bristol's very own Bari Island

A run down of the Baritone saxophones we have in s...

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By Tom Gorst

Pan America, is it all just a conn?

A brief overview of the 'poor man's 10M'

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By Tom Gorst

The original Adolphe Sax baritone

A 1934 baritone sax designed by Adolphe Sax and ma...

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By Tom Gorst

Hidden gem - 1968 Mark VI Tenor

A review of an immaculate Mark VI tenor sax

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By Tom Gorst

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue whose trumpet this is.

A few of Humphrey Lyttelton's trumpets come in for...

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By Tom Gorst

1958 Selmer Mark VI Alto Sax

A quick review of a 1958 Selmer Mark VI Alto Sax

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By Tom Gorst

Rigotti.....reed all about it

Fine cane from the South of France

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By Tom Gorst

Ed Pillinger - The man with the golden collar

An overview of Ed Pillinger's wonderful range of s...

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By Tom Gorst

Lee Goodall plays a Lupifaro Platinum

A short clip of Lee playing a Lupifaro tenor saxop...

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By Tom Gorst

Headwind Music 360° virtual tour

Take a look inside the shop with our 360° virtual...

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By Tom Gorst

Conn-Selmer "a modern day classic"

Our first impressions of the Conn-Selmer 380V Alto...

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By Tom Gorst

SR Tech: Don't be baffled

An overview of the fantastic range of SR tech meta...

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By Tom Gorst

Repairing instruments: Q&A with John Pratt

Q&A with John Pratt (Headwind repairer)

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By Tom Gorst

D'addario Jazz Select Tenor Mouthpiece

An exclusive look at the first D'addario Jazz Sele...

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By Tom Gorst

Win a Saxophone

How to win a saxophone at this year's Bristol Jazz...

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By Tom Gorst

Saxholder from Jazzlab

A review of the Saxholder from Jazzlab

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By Tom Gorst

Working as a saxophonist abroad - By Daisy Megee

Daisy writes about her experiences working abroad....

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By Tom Gorst

Playing in a community big band

What it's like to be a part of Bristol's fantastic...

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By Ben Plocki

All about that Bass (sax)

A few things to consider if you're interested in p...

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By Ben Plocki

To lacquer or not to lacquer?

What is the difference between lacquered and unlac...

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By Tom Gorst

Lupifaro Platinum Baritone Saxophone

A quick look at the Lupifaro platinum baritone sax...

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By Tom Gorst

Buying a vintage saxophone

A few useful things to consider when buying a vint...

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By Tom Gorst

Learning the saxophone FAQ

Here's some answers to the most frequently asked q...

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By Tom Gorst

Ligatures, shall we talk about this?

Confused about ligatures? you should be....and her...

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By Tom Gorst

A small step for man, a GIANT leap for Jody Jazz

A review of the 'GIANT' tenor saxophone mouthpiece...

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By Tom Gorst

FREE Sax Lessons

Try your hand at the saxophone for free at headwin...

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By Tom Gorst

Zetland Horns - A lot of sound for your pound.

A summary of Headwind Music's range of entry level...

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By Tom Gorst

Buying a new mouthpiece?

A few things you may want to consider before shopp...

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