Atelier Sax Machine

If you miss the days of unique saxophone stores and are tired of the endless drone of large impersonal national chains, you must get to Atelier Sax Machine, located near 2 different metro stops in Paris.
This is a small shop crammed with all manner of saxes old and new. On a recent visit to Paris, I visited them and had a fantastic time there — and actually walked out with a soprano. (I resisted the urge to buy their beautiful old bass sax…)
They’ve got a great collection of instruments, and a stellar collection of mouthpieces and ligatures.
Plus, Fumie, the woman there who helped me, was very knowledgable, patient, and helpful. She gave me lots of different sopranos to try out; she set me up in a fairly large room so I could spend time with each horn, and she did a great job of explaining the process of the VAT. She did all the paperwork and even gave me a self-​addressed stamped envelope so all I had to do is get the receipt stamped at the airport and drop it into a post box.
Highly recommended!
Their website is really in two places:


Tell Fumie I said «Hi!»