Category Archives: Hobbies

Sold: Howarth S30C English Horn

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Gandalfe

I surprised Suzy with this instrument, a Howarth S20C Grenadilla English Horn, for Christmas a while back. It took Kessler & Sons Music a while to find it but they got it just in time. Suzy plays clarinet, sax, flute, … Continue reading →

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The Replacement Peavey Bass Guitar

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Gandalfe

Amazon had a Labor day sale on guitars so I sprung for this Peavey Bass Guitar to replace the guitar that one of my brothers convinced me his son needed. Well, my nephew was graduating from high school. I did … Continue reading →

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Trivia du Jour: Name that Sax

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Gandalfe

Came across this oddity today. Can any name this square-keyed sax maker? This stumped my friends on Facebook. Let’s see how my WordPress readers do.

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My ‘79 Trek Needs some serious road time

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Gandalfe

Since I started using a scooter to go to work, I have not ridden my Trek 710 10-speed very much. So this Labor Day I’m thinking of taking a spin down the fabulous Burke-Gilman trail. Starting in Redmond, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Big Band Dreams and Schemes

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Gandalfe

Having started and run two big bands to date, I’m currently luvin’ my Microsoft Jazz Band. For the upcoming 2012 season though big changes are in the mix. First, I finally have a functioning brain trust  committee and one that … Continue reading →

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Epic Libraries of the Rich and Famous

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Gandalfe

I am an avid bibliophile with books strewn all over my house. As we move towards the digital divide, I wonder if paper libraries will become just a memory like stone tablets. So when I saw this collection of “20 … Continue reading →

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Borgani Flexitone Ligs

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Gandalfe

I purchased a set of these and use them on my sop and bari sax mouthpieces. Besides being gorgeous, they are screw-less so way easy to adjust. The Borgani Flexitone ligature is a remake of the classic Selmer Magnitone adjustable … Continue reading →

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Looney Tunes ~ The Blue Adnube

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Gandalfe

One of my favs from my youth.

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Big Bands ~ Excellence by Design

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gandalfe

After posting yesterday’s missive providing my rather rudimentary observations about managing a Big Band, my friend Terry Stibal, a professional musician and band manager for most of his life provided this much more thorough guidance. Here’s a picture of his … Continue reading →

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What is this Cloud thing everyone is talking about?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Gandalfe

When Aunt Joanne or sister Debby asks me what is the cloud computing, I point to this video. The official definition is something like: Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool … Continue reading →

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