I just received the latest Woodwind/Brasswind catalog. Have you seen the number of companies that make saxophones. Here is the list (in no particular order):
- BandNow
- Barrington (advertised heavily in the catalog)
- Yamaha
- Amati
- C.F. Conn
- Keilwerth
- Blessing
- Allora
- Selmer
- LA Sax
- Jupiter
- Chicago Jazz Series (LA Sax?)
- Woodwind Brand
- Yanagisawa
- Unison (not in the catalog though)
- Buescher (not in the catalog)
- Selmer USA (not in the catalog)
Whew. And then there are different models from these guys. Selmer has at least 9 different alto saxophone models. Wow. Is there really a market for all these brands? Are any of them to be avoided? Did I forget any?