Steve! Man I’m so sorry to hear this. Glad you and your family are safe. Sending you good vibes and keeping my eyes out for that horn. Damn. Keep grinding my guy. ❤

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Aye thanks Geoff, much appreciated. Will do - happy holidays!

Wow! So glad to hear you and your family are all safe. Unbelievable about the horn. I love my artist edition horn. It’s just awesome. John is such a great dude. I know he’s got your back! All the best to you and yours. ❤❤

Glad you and your family are safe and not hurt! Things can be replaced!

Glad you and the family are ok man. Scary situation. Sorry about the horn :( Keep on keepin on!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick much appreciated man 🙏

Oh, Steve, I’m sorry to about this, man, this is really tragic, really sad.. So good to hear that you and your family and your dog didn’t get hurt. My thoughts go out to you man.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Kirk. Appreciate the kind words, just still counting blessings over here. 🤞🤞🤞

Steve! So sorry to hear this story. Hearing you play live (for the first time) Monday after this happened - looking more closely at the date this was longer ago than I though when I started this comment. I had no idea based on your playing or demeanor that such a challenging thing had happened. My apartment was burgalerized years ago. Lost mark vi alto and tenor, bass clarinet, and some other stuff. The insurance allowed me to replace everything. It took a while but I love all the new horns (they are not new any more as this was 20 years ago). Glad you and the family are safe - that's all that really matters. Looking forward to hearing you play again soon.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

3 ай бұрын

Hey! All good its the journey of life so to speak - we can't always be lucky haha. Insurance is great and I'm so thankful that it exists. Stop by anytime it would be great to see you again :)

Hope you get it back... Glad you and your family are safe, thats most important

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

6 ай бұрын

Many Thanks 🙏 Yes absolutely :)

Glad to hear you're safe and hope you get your horn back as well.

So sorry this happened to you, but VERY happy everyone, including the dog, is safe! I feel you on the loss of the horn, but keep in mind, in the grand scheme of things, it’s only a piece of metal. It’s a beautiful piece of metal and makes great music, but what is most important is exactly what you had enough presence of mind to save. You are a good husband and father…as well as doggy dad. Sending prayers for a full recovery from this tragedy.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Becky. We are still counting our blessings even though this happened - thanks for the kind words 🙏

😢😢oh sorry to hear about this. Hope your family recovers and all is good ❤❤.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much :) We'll figure it out, life goes on. Much appreciated 🙏

I switched to Boston sax shop reeds earlier this year and am very happy. They play great. I am so sorry to hear about the fire and stolen saxophone. Hopefully it will turn up. Maybe someone will do the right thing. Thankfully your family is safe. KORTYKA STRONG!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Aye hell yeah. When you find that setup it works like a dream :) all good man. The person that took it is actually trying to sell it to a shop and has no intentions of giving it back. I was hoping the same thing but am not so hopeful anymore…

Howdy Steve! Sorry to hear about the fire and the stolen horn. I'd like to pass on a bit of advice for getting the horn back: I was working landscaping, and we had one of our machines stolen. We quickly alerted the police, and they put out a notice to all of the local pawn shops so that if someone brought the machine in, the cops would be alerted. It might help you out. Good luck!

Wow. Very sorry to hear this. I hope it turns up some time

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks - yeah we'll see!

I am very glad to hear that you and your family are safe, Steve. I am sorry to hear about your loss of the Artist Series horn. I think that karma will work in your favor soon. Happy holidays, and best wishes.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Parker! To you as well 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Sorry about your horn, but I am glad that you and your family are safe!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Hi Steve, I am glad to know that you and your family are fine. I hope you can get your sax back soon. My best Christmas wishes in this difficult circumstances.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou, I know. All things can be replaced 🙏

duuuuude that is TERRIBLE, im so sorry. How awful :(

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Glad u and family are safe, insurance is incredibly important

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks very much - yes indeed !

Ah man so sorry to hear this...

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

maaajor bummer dude :/

Sending good vibes there! 🙏🏼 Sorry to hear about that, but most importantly to know all were safe. The unhappy creature that stole the sax hopefully will come to senses and simply give it back…at least, one can hope…

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks - yes we can hope to get it back. Very happy that nobody was hurt

Damn that really sucks ,I've had it happened

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

🙏🏼 sorry you had to go through it too!

Ouch! Glad you and your family are safe.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob, greatly appreciated!

@robstevens9590

7 ай бұрын

@@SaxophoneSteveKortyka my house/apartment never burned down, but I had 2 saxes stolen (one of them was a Mark VI).

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

@@robstevens9590 Ouch! did you ever see them again?

@robstevens9590

7 ай бұрын

@@SaxophoneSteveKortyka Nope. Now I have a second-hand Amati, which I've had for 20 years, and I try not to leave in places where it can "disappear."

Your performance and educational videos have certainly done me a world of good, so it is terrible news to hear about the fire and your stolen tenor. The emotional vulnerability that you're going through with such violations is important for you to address as a person and an artist. Such attacks can't help but alter one's view of life and people, and I hope you make it though with your spirit in tact. One can only hope that, if you don't get that horn back and/or the thief is brought to justice, the tenor ends up in the hands of the next generation's Steve Kortyka. Until that time, remember that any residual anger and fear are well justified, but need to be processed with awareness for your own mental health. You will rise again!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words here. Its something that I never thought about until it happened. Its making me appreciate all that I have that much more but yes theres some resentment in there too. If found with me time heals all these things and theres always been a way to turn things like this into a positive. Appreciate your kind words here, this is what I need to hear! More on the way :)

So good to hear you and your family are safe most important thing

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Absolutetly - thankyou 🙏

Good afternoon to you from a brother in Georgetown Guyana South America. Thank heaven your family is safe. You have a great backup horn. However l hope you get back your sax .Merry Christmas.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the kind words. We are very blessed all things considered. Happy holidays to you as well 🎄

Glad to hear you and the fam are alright brother. Sucks to know people will always take advantage regardless of the situation

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Yeah man not a great situation but could’ve been a lot worse!

That must have been terrifying, it's great to hear that everyone is OK ❤. I am curious to see if you will spot your horn on ebay or similar. It will probably be sold by someone who has no clue about it.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man - yeah it was not a good feeling to know you have no control of what happens to your living environment :/ It will invariably end up at a pawn shop bc any instrument shop in NYC that sees it will not buy it bc they know they cant sell a damaged instrument body with no neck or mouthpiece. It sucks that this happened but apparently they needed the sax more than i did ...

Takeaway #4 : Thank the Lord for everyday you're alive... Geeez that was scary for you, and I'm just really happy to hear you and your family are safe.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely - blessings have consistently been counted 🙏🏼

Glad you are all well. Things can be replaced. God speed.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you! So true.

Nooo! Hopefully the horn turns up. Great to hear everyone is safe, though.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Yeah bummer dude. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 happy holidays !

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Well most importantly your family and you are alright, I hope your horn will be returned soon! Take care Steve & family.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Timo, much appreciated.

@timobesamusca9332

6 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, just wanted to say thank you for all the great content on your KZread channel, really enjoyed it! So I hope your horn is back (would be a great XMas story!), but John will undoubtedly be able to set you up with a new one 😊. Wishing you & the Kortyka family all the best for 2024!

🙏

sorry about that mate....so much lowlife around..

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I can't imagine why somebody would do this :(

Damn... I'm sorry for you but glad you are all safe. And for the musical instrument insurance what you meant was that the horn was locked in the car, right? :)

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Unfortunately I didn't have my keys so no I couldn't put it in the car or lock it up. Living and learning ...

Sorry about your horn man I hope you get it back soon.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

All good man much appreciated!

Is this your horn? Just saw on FB marketplace NYC

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

Can you send me the link?

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

I think I saw the one you’re taking about - it looks similar but mine has silver keys on it

Are you in Sunnyside?

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

6 ай бұрын

Hey! Sorry for the late reply - I am close! In astoria :)

Sorry to hear about ur lost horn Steve. I wish I could help u find it.u should check the pawn shop.the person who took it is not a musician. All the best.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️❤️💯💯🇹🇹🎷🎼🎶🇺🇸🇹🇹🇹🇹

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka

7 ай бұрын

You are correct they definitely don't know what they have 🤦‍♂️ Much appreciated.