Jack Finucane is the owner of the Boston Sax Shop, a full service horn repair and retail shop in the heart of Boston. Jack is making waves in the saxophone world by creating his own extensive product lines, curating some of the best saxophone products and accessories for sale in his shop, and generally being one of the best repair techs in the world. Jack works tirelessly to bring awareness and clarity to taking care of your largest investment, your instrument. Jack is also a really nice guy and was very generous with his time and energy educating all of us about the intricacies of our equipment and how it can help us to be better players.
We covered a lot in this episode and here are some of the things we focused on:
- How Jack got into the world of repair and ultimately decided to open up shop in Boston.
- The nerve wracking process of starting to work on professional horns.
- Some tips on preventative maintenance of your own horn.
- The Selmer legacy and why Jack believes so much in these instruments.
- Jacks own product line and getting into the world of creating products from scratch.
- The future of the industry and what to be hopeful for a weary of.
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Re: Jack’s comments about modern horns. How does he rate the Cannonballs. Yes they are made in Taiwan. However they are sent to the Cannonball pant in Salt Lake City, Utah where they are adusted and mad into Cannonballs.
I have two of them, an alto and a tenor. They are built like tanks.
What a fantastic interview to start the new year. Great to see something that is not jazz performance related adn more somthing that is “Everything Saxophone” It was a fantastic listen, very informative and inciteful and really interesting to hear a different perspective on old and new horns etc
Awesome – so glad you liked it, Neil!
Conversely – just to take teh rough with teh smooth – I did not like the interview with Tim Price. I found his answers disjointed, went off at tangents, was not able to focus on the point of the question and teh interview rambled a bit. I know off Tim from Forums and Facebook etc and am aware of what a great contribution he has made to Sax Education and journalism but this did not come across too well
Also on a separate note – do you know what proportion of your podcast listeners are NOT from USA. You frequently mention “NAM” but being from UK – I have no idea or concept of what this is, what happens there and why many think it is so important. Ther eis a danger of interbiews becoming too colloquial for some! on a similar point I have no idea on teh school structure in America, Most interviewees always refer to starting out playing in 5th grade or sophomour year or grad school – What ages are these?
Sorry for ramble – but hopefully a couple of pointers for better future engagement
Points taken – thanks for your feedback.