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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 17:10:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Famulare <flams1600@yahoo.com>
Subject: Basses in Pop Music
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comHere are two more songs from popular culture that feature lows. Both are from The Wall by Pink Floyd.
These should not be shocking as both songs as well as some others on the album are backed by a full orchestra and a children's chior. Of course, that is one of the reasons why Pink Floyd is still great after many years.
- In Comfortably Numb, a bass clarinet can be clearly heard in the backing chords underneath the third verse toward the middle/end of the verse.
- Also, in The Trial, there are two moments following the end of the "I am crazy..." verses where a contabassoon is holding a nice low pitch.
--Mike Famulare
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From: CoolStu67@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 21:19:58 EDT
Subject: Selmer USA Contralto question
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comUntil my curved LeBlanc Bb comes next week, I'm having to play my school's
Selmer USA Eb contra. It has an extremely reedy tone to it, and I noticed it
has metal resonators on the pads. As neither my bass nor soprano clarinets
have ANY kinds of resonators on them, could this be a reason to it's
reediness? and would it sound better if it was repadded without them? Thank
you very much!(by the way, the curved contrabass coming is the one that was on eBay... I'll
give a full report when it comes!)Stuart
-Sax/Clarinet
---------------------------------------------------------From: Slvrkys76@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 21:25:35 EDT
Subject: Re: Selmer USA Contralto question
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comThe Selmer Eb contras have a rather small bore compared to the Leblancs,
sporting a more German type sound, even though its a French design.
To avoid such a reedy sound, many people use harder reeds, as reed strength
tends to feel softer on the Selmer Eb contras. You might also benefit from a
more open mouthpiece facing.
Matthew Hanson
---------------------------------------------------------From: CoolStu67@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 21:32:48 EDT
Subject: Re: Selmer USA Contralto question
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comDoes a Selmer Paris contralto mouthpiece fit on the USA? Also, does a Selmer
Paris contrabass mouthpiece fit on a LeBlanc? If not, what other MP choices
are there?Thanks a lot,
Stuart
-Sax/Clarinet<<
The Selmer Eb contras have a rather small bore compared to the Leblancs,
sporting a more German type sound, even though its a French design.
To avoid such a reedy sound, many people use harder reeds, as reed strength
tends to feel softer on the Selmer Eb contras. You might also benefit from a
more open mouthpiece facing.
Matthew Hanson
>>
---------------------------------------------------------From: Slvrkys76@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 21:43:47 EDT
Subject: Re: Selmer USA Contralto question
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comIn a message dated 5/10/99 6:34:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
CoolStu67@aol.com writes:<<
Does a Selmer Paris contralto mouthpiece fit on the USA? Also, does a Selmer
Paris contrabass mouthpiece fit on a LeBlanc? If not, what other MP choices
are there?
Thanks a lot,
Stuart >>Selmer Paris and USA share the same bore size. Yes, the mouthpieces are
interchangableThis is a more simple way to look at it
all Bb contra mpcs are interchangable (Vito, Selmer Paris, Leblanc Paris)
ALL Leblanc Contras including Vito, (both Bb and Eb) can use the same
mouthpiece. They are actually shipped from the factory with the same type mpc.Selmer (USA and Paris) Eb Contras are the oddball here. They have a smaller
bore, and have a smaller mpc shank. So, naturally, Leblanc mpcs don't work on
them, but do work on the Selmer Bb contra.
* this stuff doesn't apply to Orsi and others
---------------------------------------------------------From: SEMarcus@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 23:05:27 EDT
Subject: Re: Basses in Pop Music
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comIn a message dated 5/10/99 7:16:45 PM, flams1600@yahoo.com (Mike Famulare) writes:
<<Here are two more songs from popular culture that feature lows. Both
are from The Wall by Pink Floyd.In Comfortably Numb, a bass clarinet can be clearly heard in the
backing chords underneath the third verse toward the middle/end of the
verse.
Also, in The Trial, there are two moments following the end of the
"I am crazy..." verses where a contabassoon is holding a nice low
pitch.These should not be shocking as both songs as well as some others on
the album are backed by a full orchestra...>>Tubist Sam Pilafian lists Pink Floyd among his recording credits. Are these
the albums on which he participated?Kindest regards,
Steve Marcus (SEMarcus@aol.com)
BBb Bass, Prairie Brass Band
http://members.delphi.com/stevemarcus/index.html
Director of Sales, THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND, INC. (630) 325-9999 (Steinway Piano
Dealer)
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:29:03 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Bass Sax again ;-)
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comDid somebody say "bass sax FS"?...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=101233280Enjoy!
Grant
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