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1998-08-07

 
list                           Fri, 7 Aug 1998            Volume 1 : Number 54

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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 18:08:40 -0600 (MDT)
From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@nmsu.edu>
To: Contrabass-list <list@contrabass.com>
Subject: Re: list V1 #53

Lisa inquires:
> >I'm selling a low c Yamaha bass clarinet, but I wouldn't rent it. You can
> >contact me directly at ninewinds@aol.com
> Bass or contrabass?  I'm actually looking for the latter.

Yamaha doesn't make contra instruments. ^_^ (At least not Beefers.)

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
Coffee Drinker, Musician, Otaku, Jesus Freak, Admirer of Women
(Not necessarily in that order)
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"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
                - Max Lucado (The Eva quotes will return later. ^_^ )

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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 17:50:14 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: Square Bores

At 02:40 AM 8/6/98 EDT, you wrote:
>on my lips...a quick wipe was always a good bet. One of my favorite pipes was
>a half-inch square iron pipe about 20 feet long. It had some really sweet
>overtones and nice resonance! The echo off the back wall of a 6000 seat

Let's see, 0.500 bore, 20' length: you had a straight F cimbasso ;-)
Maybe F#...

Grant
 

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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:16:14 -0200
From: timjt@awod.com (Timothy Tikker)
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Bass saxophone in English mystery novel

A note from my brother:

>From: Kevalm@aol.com
>Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 20:48:25 EDT
>To: timjt@awod.com
>
>Yes. I'm reading a Lord Peter Wimsey novel and in one of Lord Peter's
>conversations he imagines the genius of a culprit brooding in his bathroom
>making melancholic grunts on his bass saxophone. That image was so bizarre I
>had to laugh out loud!
>
>Kevin

- Timothy Tikker

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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:48:00 -0400
From: jimkatz@JohnAbbott.qc.ca (Jim Katz)
To: <list@contrabass.com>
Subject: Re: list V1 #53

>When I worked as a stagehand, there would frequently be various types of pipes
>and tubes for hanging lights and curtains and, of course, being a
>trombone/tuba player I would give a blast on many a truss or curtain pipe.

>Bonedaddy@Connections.ultranet.com

You would be great at playing a Digeridoo! Can you do circular breathing?
 
 
 
 

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Canada, H9X 3L2

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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:28:32 -0700
From: mgrogg@juno.com
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: was: Bass saxophone in the bathroom

>>conversations he imagines the genius of a culprit brooding in his bathroom
>>making melancholic grunts on his bass saxophone. That image was so
>bizarre I had to laugh out loud!
>>
>>Kevin
>
>- Timothy Tikker

In real life this past February, a Tubist known by us on the Tuba list
was attacked in his home in Rochester NY by a drug dependant person.  The
victim, badly injured and bleeding from a near fatal wound, retreated to
his Bathroom to use the phone to call 911.  The attacker broke down the
door, picked up the victim's tuba that was kept in the bathroom, hurled
it at the victim, and them speared both the victim and the tuba with an
ice spud.  Police and ambulace crews arrived soon after, subdued the
attacker who was then preparing to do further harm to the victim and tuba
with a large pair of scissors.  The victim did survive, with injuries
including a cut carotid artery, and the tuba was repaired as well.
Tuba and owner are both recovering.
 

This does bring up a serious question, how many contrabass players keep
and play their instruments in the bathroom?  This is rather bizarre.

MG

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Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 10:13:37 -0500
From: Jean Adler <jean@cyberbean.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: mouthpieces

Perhaps someone can be of assistance.  I am looking for suggestions on
mouthpieces.  I play a Buffet bass clarinet model 1193 extended range. I
play in both orchestra and bands.  I generally use a reed strength of
medium hard, a 3 or 3 1/2 in most reeds.
My orchestra conductor and I apparently don't agree on volume.  He has
me playing at least one if not two volume levels louder than the music
indicates.  So, I am looking for a mouthpiece that makes it easier to
play louder.  I am able to get a full sound with this instrument.  I
don't want any shrillness in my sound.  Add to all of this the fact that
I am 5 months pregnant, meaning breath control will be a factor in the
upcoming months.
Of all the people I have played for this is the only person who has EVER
asked me to play louder.  In the 30 years I have been played I am
usually asked to drop the volume down a notch.

Thanks for you suggestions,
Jean

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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:53:29 EDT
From: <NINEWINDS@aol.com>
To: jean@cyberbean.com, list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re:  mouthpieces

I have a new pestige model Buffet and I use a mouthpiece made by Bill Street.
I find it very full and flexible. I favor the more open mouthpieces so this
may not be what you want because of the pregnacy, but I really like the tone
quality and projection, and I have to play with drums on many occasion.

Before that I used mouthpieces by Charles Bay, which are also very nice.

Vinny

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Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 13:07:07 -0500
From: Jean Adler <jean@cyberbean.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: was: Bass saxophone in the bathroom

mgrogg@juno.com wrote:
> >>conversations he imagines the genius of a culprit brooding in his bathroom
> >>making melancholic grunts on his bass saxophone. That image was so
> >bizarre I had to laugh out loud!
> >>
> >>Kevin
> >
> >- Timothy Tikker
>
> In real life this past February, a Tubist known by us on the Tuba list
> was attacked in his home in Rochester NY by a drug dependant person.  The
> victim, badly injured and bleeding from a near fatal wound, retreated to
> his Bathroom to use the phone to call 911.  The attacker broke down the
> door, picked up the victim's tuba that was kept in the bathroom, hurled
> it at the victim, and them speared both the victim and the tuba with an
> ice spud.  Police and ambulace crews arrived soon after, subdued the
> attacker who was then preparing to do further harm to the victim and tuba
> with a large pair of scissors.  The victim did survive, with injuries
> including a cut carotid artery, and the tuba was repaired as well.
> Tuba and owner are both recovering.
>
> This does bring up a serious question, how many contrabass players keep
> and play their instruments in the bathroom?  This is rather bizarre.
>
> MG
>
Perhaps this fellow likes the sound of his horn in the bathroom....Who
among us hasn't taken their horn into a tiled bathroom just to hear how
great it sounds in there.  Come on, confess!!!

Jean

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