FRANK HOLTON PERFORMED FOR EVERYTHING FROM BARNEM AND BAILEY’S TO SOUSA. AT 40 YEARS OLD, HE USED HIS CONNECTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR A BUSINESS.
King Musical Instruments was started in 1893 as the H.N. White Co. by Henderson White when he purchased the music store of O. F. Berden, to whom he was apprenticed.
DESPITE NEAR-CONSTANT EARLY DIFFICULTIES - FIRES, IN-FAMILY DISPUTES, AND TWO WORLD WARS, THE MARTIN COMPANY MANAGED TO MAINTAIN AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION AND CREATE MASTERFUL INSTRUMENTS.
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEGENDARY MARK VI, THE CIGAR
CUTTER, THE BALANCED ACTION, AND THE MODERN SUPER ACTION 80, SELMER HAS MADE AN UNDENIABLE IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAXOPHONE
Doing research, searching for something in particular, or just want to browse the complete collection in one place? Search the collection to find any instrument or document that has been digitized in the National Saxophone Museum collection. Currently it is possible to search by name, manufacturer, category, serial number, acquisition date, and type of instrument.
We hope to build a useful resource for music history researchers and saxophone enthusiasts. Check back as we continue to update both the items available online in the collection and the tools available to search it.
Our first ever saxophone competition! Check out our amazing winners as well as our rules and regulations so you can be ready for the next competition in spring 2022.
