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Do you have to prove that you are part of the retail industry to attend NAMM or can anyone obtain admission? I had heard that some credentials were required, at least at one time.

That link is a bit general.

Hmmm...maybe a contrabass, then.

Agreed. And, looking at the picture again, maybe that cell phone company would put the quartet on one its "four bars" commercials.

The straight saxes are cool looking, but I keep thinking that a bass sax curved into a sousaphone or helicon shape would have some real practical applications. I'm sure the engineering would be difficult--curved rods obviously would not work, so the mechanism would have to be reconceptualized...

1930's Conn 12M (silver) with a Morgan vintage mouthpiece. Horn and mouthpiece purchased from Junkdude in Columbus. Taking delivery in late March or early April on a used Dolnet Low A from a private seller in California. Compared to the bass, the bari always feels like a toy. I think the Dolnet...

Sensational--and very musical! And, the visuals are fun, too. Great picture.

My bass has neither a fie key or a bis key. It has been known to inspire a whis key. Actually, the schlep factor has never seemed extreme to me, having come from a tuba/bass background. At 15 pounds plus case (which is usually a gigbag now) it does not rival either instrument for the "moving...

Selmer New York Prior to buying Randy's excellent Conn stencil (Wurlitzer) bass, I borrowed a Selmer New York exactly like this, except bare brass. It was a great horn, with an almost frightenly centered sound. The owner has meticulously maintained it since he bought many years ago from a...