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October 2026


 — What I'm Working On Getting this site up and running. Fall cleanup around the house, and whatever I can get done before the cold sets in. Trying to finish off the film in four two cameras. Pulling overtime on a stealth startup. What I'm Watching ... Read More

Site Relaunch


 — After a long hiatus, I finally brought my personal website back to the internet. This time, no WordPress, no Drupal. I wanted to use a bare, static site generator. No admin UI. No continuous march of plugin updates. Just a repository of text files. ... Read More

Altissimo Fingerings for Tenor Saxophone


 — I’ve been interested in the altissimo register since high school when I first heard Tower of Power recordings featuring Lenny Pickett. There are so many sources of information out there for people who want to learn to play altissimo (see below for a ... Read More

Older Posts

How to Fix a Compressed Neck Cork


 — Be sure to tape up the lacquered part of your neck near the cork with a good insulator! Otherwise, the steam could crack and peel your lacquer. I learned that the hard way with my Yanagisawa S991. Thanks to Pete Thomas’s Saxophone Repairs page, I ... Read More