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You know how when you write the same word over and over it can begin to look wrong?

Short answer: 1947.

These are specifications and data about vintage saxophones that I have gathered or discovered over time.

Plate I of Adolphe Sax’s final saxophone patent, November 1880.

Leblanc “Le Rationnel,” serial #1 — the very first Leblanc saxophone, in silver plate.

These are original letterpress blocks from C.G.

A free, open-source desktop tuner for musicians.

This is the second Selmer Balanced Action Alto that was ever made.

Well here’s something you don’t see everyday.

Engraving detail on the second Balanced Action alto ever made, and the first one sent to America, meaning it is the first “American Engraved” BA alto.

A 1937 Conn 30M that arrived here in two two different boxes will leave in one!

A free, open-source desktop app for saxophone repair shops and saxophonists that I have built with Claude Code.

1931 Conn transitional 6M alto saxophone in original burnished gold plate finish, just overhauled by me.

No more worrying about bunched up skin on pad backs!

Pssst, hey, you want a free 12 wheel chromatic strobe tuner??

Conn F Mezzo-soprano saxophone, 1928.

Pad set!

Worn neck strap ring repairs are fun when they go well!

This Buffet Super DynAction baritone wears a rather owlish look, due to a unique upper turn layout.

This is a reference library for pad set sizes for padmaking.

Took what I am nearly certain are original pads out of a Conn F-mezzo today for overhaul and the serial under the G# does not match the serial on the body!

Just finished and up next!

Doing a PC repair to this SML tenor and the maker’s mark is blank!

Not one but TWO rare Conn 18M “stretch” sopranos, both in rare finishes!

Lookup Submit Specs This is a reference library of original factory screw and rod thread specifications for vintage saxophones.

This is a saxophone serial number lookup tool.

NOTE: THIS IS VERY ROUGH AND I WILL CLEAN THIS UP SOON -matt january 2026 This is a reference library of saxophone key heights.

I have (with the major help of Claude Code) completely rewritten this site for the static site generator Hugo, and moved hosting.

New gallery started in January 2026 alongside a major website rebuild.

1968 Conn Product Manual, scanned in high resolution. https://www.greenleafcollection.org/research-text/1968-conn-product-manual

1951 King Super 20 “Silver Sonic” alto saxophone with full pearls, just overhauled by me.

Just finished up the overhaul on this excellent playing King Super 20 alto from 1953.

Super 20 bell keys are just so weird.

Pad set cutouts for a Super 20 alto.

Almost done this old workhorse Martin tenor.

I have an old HN White alto (56k serial) in silver hanging on a tree outside my Airstream workshop.

Mark VI tenor I just overhauled wearing the pads I make.

Original pads, original condition American-assembled 1955 Mark VI tenor saxophone with high F# and original Tonex resonators.

Finished up the Nixie clock build!

Booklet from a 1957 Martin “The Martin” tenor saxophone.

What a little more than half a day of neck fitting a 10M can look like.

This 1941 Conn 10M appears to be in decent shape!

One of the things I’ve found that I really enjoy about my self-made saxophone pads is that they’re really, really flat.

my intonation journey with the StroboConn is just starting but I can tell it will be of this type

some neat old photos at the Indiana Memory site of the Indiana Library.

SML alto with the “permagold” finish.

The StroboConn is a super high precision mechanical tuning device that was invented in the 1930s: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2286030A/en The 12 wheels allow you to see very note at once, so you can see the relative strength and intonation of your…

Hell yeah got it working!

It has been a great year!

Some of the first pads I made.