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1998-07-14

 
list                           Tue, 14 Jul 1998           Volume 1 : Number 30

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 13:42:31 EDT
From: <SnSATBBsCb@aol.com>
To: List@contrabass.com
Subject: What Key?

I have a question about any wind instrument: What determinds what key the
instrument is in.  What determinds what key a saxophone is in? You've got
tenors in C and Eb, Soprano's in MANY different keys, and what else?  I must
ask for help.

Thanks,
ZiG

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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 98 23:32:46 -0500
From: Dick Rose <rarose@prodigy.net>
To: <list@contrabass.com>
Subject: Leblanc Contrabass Clarinet For Sale

Hi,

I have a very nice Leblanc contrabass clarinet with a C extension for
sale.  I do not know its current value and, thus, would appreciate any
relevant information or offers.

I also have a very nice Albert System bass clarinet as well as a nice
Boehm alto for sale as well.  Please email me for details.

Actually I have one other instrument that might be of interest to the
"contra" group.  It's a Buffet bassoon.

Interested?  Please email me.

Thanks.

Dick

Dick Rose
2605 Ridgefield Rd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49024
616-323-2312
rarose@prodigy.net

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:36:06 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: What Key?

At 01:42 PM 7/14/98 EDT, ZiG wrote:
>I have a question about any wind instrument: What determinds what key the
>instrument is in.  What determinds what key a saxophone is in? You've got
>tenors in C and Eb, Soprano's in MANY different keys, and what else?  I must
>ask for help.

This can be answered a number of different ways.  If you mean, e.g., "why
is a Bb clarinet" considered in Bb instead of some other key, the answer is
(as far as I can tell) "tradition." Or substitute "pretty arbitrary".  If
you mean "how can one tell what key the instrument is in?", you play what
is considered "C" on the instrument: the note that actually sounds is the
"key" of the instrument.  Here are the more common keys for woodwinds:
 


For brass instruments, the "key" of the instrument is determined by the
lowest note sounding without using any valves.

Grant
 

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:39:15 -0700
From: mgrogg@juno.com
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: What Key?

>----------
>I have a question about any wind instrument: What determinds what key
>the instrument is in.  What determinds what key a saxophone is in? You've
>got tenors in C and Eb, Soprano's in MANY different keys, and what else?
>I must ask for help.
>
>Thanks,
>ZiG

For Brass instruments (not saxophones)  the open or fundimental pitch
determines the key.

For saxophones, the sounded pitch for a written or fingered C.  Most
common saxes are:


There are also some aberations such as the C melody Sax in C.

MG

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 13:51:57 -0500
From: Matthew Hanson <mchanson@infohwy.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: Leblanc Contrabass clarinet intonation

For those of you who own older Leblanc BBb contras with the long tuning
sleeve, how many have altered the length of the sleeve by having it cut
so that it brings the pitch up and makes the base of the sleeve actually
meet the tenon? This may sound confusing, but my personal instrument,
#571, a satin silver to low D is REALLY low with all mouthpieces.
I have been aware that the instruments made around the time of this one
all had the long tuning slide/sleeve, so what does everyone else do?
I'm really curious since the modern sleeve is much shorter and fits
completely in the tenon.
thanks in advance for your comments,
Matthew Hanson
http://www.infohwy.com/~bkburks/mch/music_m.htm

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:23:23 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Bass Taragoto?

A quick inquiry:
Does anyone know if taragotos were ever made in sizes larger than the C, Bb
soprano?  Are there any bass taragotos lurking around?

Grant
 

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