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Award Winning Black Sapphire Cannonball Saxophone; Dr Randal Clark Live at the NAMM Show 2026, Ep. 264
What really makes a saxophone sound: the player, the lacquer… or even the stones?
In Episode 264 of the Everything Saxophone Podcast, Donna Schwartz sits down live at the NAMM Show 2026 with Dr. Randal Clark to talk about the Award-Winning Black Sapphire Cannonball Saxophone and the exciting new releases from Cannonball Instruments.
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00:00 Introductions
00:36 The challenge of creating a beautiful blue finish
01:21 The new 30th Anniversary Black Sapphire Cannonball Sax
02:15 How does lacquer affect the sound
03:57 How the necks for…
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