At your service since 1978
Sax Machine, the saxophone sales and repair shop was created by Marianne d’Ursin who started in this craft in 1978. Sax Machine, the saxophone sales and repair shop was created by Marianne d’Ursin who started in this craft in 1978.
In our shop, we offer a large selection of new, second hand and vintage saxophones as well as mouthpieces, saxophone cases, reeds and other accessories.
Our Selection of Saxophones
All of our inventory of new instruments are carefully selected according to our requirements and checked in our workshop. This is one of the many things that make us a step above the competition.
Vintage and second hand instruments
All our second hand and vintage instruments available have been serviced by our skilled and experienced technicians and comes with a one year warranty.
Our services
At Sax Machine, we offer services of repair, maintenance as well as saxophone rental. You can try the instruments, mouthpieces and accessories in our studio. Sax Machine is a friendly place. You can try the instruments, mouthpieces and accessories in our studio.
Repair
From maintenance work, dent works to a complete overhaul, all the repair works are done with care by our skilled technicians specialized in saxophone. In our workshop, we also offer customization on your instruments. All of our repairs are guaranteed for one year.
Saxophone rental
Do you want to start playing sax ? You already play an alto but you want to try a soprano, a tenor or a baritone ?
You can rent a horn at Sax Machine ! Short term rental starting one month period.
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Vintage and Second Hand
Testimonials

多分、パリに住んでいるサキソフォニストはみんなこのサックスマシーンと
いうお店を知っていると思います。まだ行ったことがない人でも、このお店
の名前を聞いたことがあると思います。一度聞いたらすぐに覚えてしまいま
す。
ここで働いている方々はいつも笑顔が素敵だし、サックスに関して、(売り
買い、小物、リペアなど)安心して話すことができます。オーナー手作りの
素敵な内装の店内には新しいサックスからヴィンテージサックスが展示され
ていて、入ったらもうそこはサックスマニアの世界。
私は、ピガールからの坂道を下ってサックスマシーンに行く時、今日は誰が
いるかな?とワクワクします。というのもかなりの確率で友達のサキソフォ
ニストに会うからです。
Je crois que tous les saxophonistes parisiens connaissent saxmachine.
Même s’ils ne sont pas encore allés dans ce petit magasin chaleureux, ils ont
déjà entendu son nom.
L’accueil y est toujours souriant, plein de beaux saxophones neufs ou
vintages sont exposés et on a toujours confiance dans cette équipe très
professionnelle.
Quand je vais dans ce magasin, en marchant dans la rue qui descend de
Pigalle, je pense : « je vais rencontrer qui aujourd’hui ? » car j’y croise
souvent des saxophonistes que je connais.

It was probably 15 or 20 years ago that I was doing a 2-week run at a Jazz Club in Paris and managed to break the post on my tenor that supports the left hand key stack (low Bb and the rest of those low notes). I wandered through all the music shops around Pigalle but nobody was willing to fix it so that I could play that night.
Then I walked around a corner and saw one last little shop, I walked in, apologized for not speaking French, and I met Marianne. She fixed my horn on the spot and I've been going back ever since. In the next years every time I'd get to Paris even if I didn't need a repair I'd bend a spring the wrong way or remove a screw just so I'd have an excuse to visit!
I've been very happy to see the shop grow and now feature a great selection of saxes and accessories, while still providing the best service and a relaxed atmosphere to check out horns and mouthpieces. My highest recommendation!

J’ai rencontré Marianne d’Ursin très jeune, alors que je débutais l’apprentissage du saxophone. C’est à l’atelier Sax Machine que j’ai d’abord trouvé un ténor d’étude. Puis, plus tard, c’est là que j’ai
« rencontré » mes instruments : un magnifique ténor, un soprano et l’imprévu… un sopranino.
J’aime l’atmosphère de cet endroit, l’odeur, les instruments qui semblent attendre qu’on les essaie pour être emportés ailleurs, les outils, les tiroirs qui regorgent de petits objets, les sourires et la concentration derrière les établis des petites mains qui travaillent en écoutant de la musique. Un atelier authentique avec de belles rencontres d'amitiés.

Je ne compte plus les fois où j'ai passé les portes de ce temple dédié au saxophone ; un atelier unique où l'excellence côtoie la simplicité, où l'expérience parle et la magie opère... Une équipe chaleureuse vous portera le conseil et l'expertise dont vous avez besoin ; vous apprendrez d'eux comme ils apprendront de vous. Je ne saurais que vous recommander ce lieu de vive voix, que vous soyez débutant, amateur où professionnel.
Paris 9th arrondissement, a historical quarter
Sax Machine is in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris, near St George street where Adolphe Sax, the inventor of saxophone had established his musical instrument factory. Between 1843 and 1860, twenty thousand instruments were made in his workshop.
We are also at a walking distance from Place Dancourt, where Selmer, the world renowned saxophone maker, had established one of their first workshops.
Drawing : Rue St George – Factory of Adolphe Sax