jazziesax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, your technique, skill, and art is better than any art you could see in a museum. I always knew you did great engravings, but never really knew the techniques used. You are amazing!

jaydumars (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Actually Pyrox, that couldn't be further from the truth. My engraving has traditionally increased the value of instruments, sometimes as much as 700%. I am the only engraver that I am aware of that does work this elaborate. Some people may argue that you shouldn't change anything on a vintage saxophone, but that's a matter of taste. There are huge numbers of folks who enjoy decorative instruments, and especially on vintage ones.

jaydumars (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The engraving work being done is restoring the original Conn factory-engraved pattern -- hardly "tagging a Picasso." Also, Conn has a very rich history of elaborate engraving on their saxophones. Every work I do is consistent with this history and tradition.

shalalaszwee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well this makes me feel like watching a guy doing spray paint tag on a picasso, might be talented but altering what was already an artpiece. I have a barytone made in france in the early twenties, there is only a signature: "H.Pyan , Lyon, modèle d'artiste" It is very beautiful because of its own shape and simple curves. Personnaly I never liked violin with inlays, guitars with stickers and stripes. Maybe a matter of taste, but I think any instrument has a beauty in its own shape.

LuggageCart (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you make it look so easy lol

pyrox23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

GERMANZRULE is trolling, and you took the bait. In any case, this looks like good work. Unfortunately, engraving an old instrument almost never helps its value, even if it improves the appearance, because so much of the perceived value of these instruments is in the "authenticity". Same reason swapping engines in an old Mustang makes it worth less, not more.

cjbkeeponrollin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

GERMANZRULE your a complete idiot hes twitching his hand to engrave the sax moron.

hawtmatt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

watch his other videos. hes doesnt have a disease. its how you make the engraving

x105010601 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he has to twitch his hand to make the engravings ppl

KeysOnTheCeiling (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

But when this guy isn't twitching... well he isn't twitching. are you sure he's not purposely twitching?