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list Tue, 3 Nov 1998 Volume 1 : Number 18In this issue:
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Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 21:33:16 -0500
From: Jim Lande <lande@erols.com>
To: list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: list V1 #17> Just noticed a Bundy Eb contralto clarinet listed on the ebay auction
speaking of eBay, I was the silly person who bought the pre-wwII Kohlert
brass bass clarinet. It arrived tonight and basically plays. The
seller said that it had a double register key, but it doesn't. (I am
not disappointed.) On the other hand, the F sharp key (pointer finger
left hand) has a tiny hole or vent in it. Clearly one covers this hole
playing the lower register. So far everything in the upper register
plays better with this hole covered, too. I cannot get altissimo
without leaving the key up, so the hole doesn't matter there, either.
What is the purpose of this hole?The horn needed oiling and still has a few keys that stick or at least
are not fast. The pads are leather and seem soft. (The seller says
there there are a few cork pads, as well.) Two notes in the lower do
not play great and I have had trouble in the upper register, so some
pads need to be replaced.Question: should I use leather pads?
Question: should I attempt to disassemble, clean and mess with pads myself?
Question: A lot of the horn has a red oxide patina. Should I work at
cleaning this stuff off? polishing whole horn? relacquering? I remember
hearing about 'red rot' and wonder if I should feed the horn antibiotics
or just vitamine C? Etc.jim
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Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 22:47:58 -0500
From: Farfl <farfl@idirect.ca>
To: "bassax@bigfoot.com" <bassax@bigfoot.com>, list@contrabass.com
Subject: Re: Sopranino saxI have the same experience;
I find it easy to double bass sax or contrabass sarrusophone with either my
soprano sax in "C", or my Saxello. I have a tenor sax, but it seems so.....weird!Steven
Tommie wrote:
> Ok, I'll confess... I've got a sopranino sax too! Mine is a straight Orsi. The
> lowest note (Bb) on my sopranino is the same as the highest standard note (Eb)
> on my bass sax. So I guess you wouldn't need the saxes in between... :-)
> I actually find it easier to double bass/sopranino than i.e. tenor/baritone.
> Anyone else have the same experience?
>
> ///Tommie.
>
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> Mr. Tommie N=E4slund
> Stockholm, Sweden.
> E-mail: bassax@bigfoot.com
> http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1395/index.html
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >Yikes! Anyone on this list have a sopranino sax?
> >
> >Sam
>
> Yes, and old straight Yanagisawa. Not that I play it very often, but it is
> fun from time to time. Imagine the high Bb (above the treble staff) on the
> bari sax: this is the lowest note on the sopranino.
>
> Grant
>
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