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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:32:21 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Re: Heckelphone--the true facts
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com>Many thanks to all who provided me with information on a Heckelphone.
>As it turns out, I bought the instrument (from a dealer) for much less
>than the asking price of $18K. I was able to do so in large part due to
>information obtained directly from Heckel, regarding a new Heckelphone.Hey, congratulations Robert!
Now that you have one, you can let us know when the next one comes along ;-)
Enjoy,
Grant
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Grant Green gdgreen@contrabass.com
http://www.contrabass.com
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:11:32 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Re: French pages
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com
Mats said:
> Whooa,it has a photo of the evil,hideously mutated trombone-like brass
> based lifeform from another planet!!!
>>(http://www.whc.net/rjones/trompavillon.html)Anyhow,what's the sudrophone?
> It looks like a kind of trumpet.Yes, trombone meets "The Thing"... ;-) Seriously, though, its a valve
trombone with 6 independent valves, and a separate bell for each valve
(plus one for "straight through"). The valves correspond to each slide
position of the slide trombone, and are not used in combination (can't be,
in fact). Adolphe Sax's version of compensating low brass...The sudrophone was invented in 1893 by Francois Sudre (surprise!), and
comprises a family of valved brass that have a vibrating membrane to
amplify the sound (French patent 1892, #219518). Would also change the
timbre somewhat, I would think. Sudre was born in 1844, worked with
Hallary (the inventor of the ophicleide) from 1866, eventually buying him
out, and died in 1912 in WWI. At least, according to The New Langwill
Index. :-)Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------From: "monica fucci" <mfucci@ciudad.com.ar>
Subject: TITAN RODICK??
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:51:24 -0300
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comDear Mr.MICHAEL L . RODICK
If you are a listmate, this message is for you. I received an e-mail without address.
The video of Las Vegas Contrabassoon Festival is available with Mark Trinko:
kuup84a@prodigy.com
Please, send me your e-mail
Thanks
MONICA FUCCI
mfucci@ciudad.com.ar---------------------------------------------------------
From: "monica fucci" <mfucci@ciudad.com.ar>
Subject: MONICA FUCCI Contrabassoon Recital
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 18:02:33 -0300
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comDear listmates:
Next 30 June I will play a new recital of "EL RUISE=D1OR GRAVE" ("The Bass Nightingale") Recitals for Contrabassoon in Sal=F3n Dorado del Teatro Col=F3n de Buenos Aires.
I will play works of: M.ARNOLD, GRAHAM WATERHOUSE, PENDERECKI, J. FRANÇAIX, FUCCI ,R. STRAUSS, MOZART, A. LLOYD WEBBER and A.PIAZZOLLA.
This is the Concert of 5th anniversary of "EL RUISE=D1OR GRAVE".
Thanks.!!
MONICA FUCCI, contrabassoon
Ivonne Schiaffino, piano
Leonardo Palma, bass voice---------------------------------------------------------
From: DGross1226@aol.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:43:52 EDT
Subject: Ebay Problem?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comAnyone else having problems opening up item descriptions on Ebay today? I
was OK until about noon PDT, June 9, then I started getting error messages
about not being to open the description, let alone any attached "pic." I
thought it might be an "AOL Thing" until a seller who's item I'm bidding on
and who's auction close earlier this evening couldn't access anything either.Thanks,
Don Gross
La Canada, California---------------------------------------------------------
From: Fmmck@aol.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:48:51 EDT
Subject: Re: Ebay Problem?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comIn a message dated 6/9/99 11:45:21 PM, DGross1226@aol.com writes:
<< Anyone else having problems opening up item descriptions on Ebay today? I
was OK until about noon PDT, June 9, then I started getting error messages
about not being to open the description, let alone any attached "pic." I
thought it might be an "AOL Thing" until a seller who's item I'm bidding on
and who's auction close earlier this evening couldn't access anything either.
>>Don-
I noticed the same thing earlier, but around 6 PM EDT, I found that E-Bay was
back on with a new "look". I suppose it was down while they made changes to
it.Fred McKenzie
---------------------------------------------------------From: CoolStu67@aol.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:49:12 EDT
Subject: Re: Ebay Problem?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com
<<
Anyone else having problems opening up item descriptions on Ebay today? I
was OK until about noon PDT, June 9, then I started getting error messages
about not being to open the description, let alone any attached "pic." I
thought it might be an "AOL Thing" until a seller who's item I'm bidding on
and who's auction close earlier this evening couldn't access anything either.
>>I haven't been able to open anything with the description from about 10pm EDT
until now. No error messages, just a shut down server for me.Stuart
-Sax/Clarinet
---------------------------------------------------------From: DGross1226@aol.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:50:51 EDT
Subject: Re: Ebay Problem?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com<<who's item I'm bidding on and who's auction >>
Of course, it might also help if I'd said "whose."
Whoops!
Don Gross
La Canada, California
---------------------------------------------------------From: Robert Groover <groover@netcom.com>
Subject: Sympathetic Vibration
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 05:59:42 -0700 (PDT)
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com> The sudrophone was invented in 1893 by Francois Sudre (surprise!), and
> comprises a family of valved brass that have a vibrating membrane to
> amplify the sound (French patent 1892, #219518). Would also change the
> timbre somewhat, I would think.BTW, I was just looking at a 1982 Sax Shop catalog, and saw an ad for a
sax mouthpiece with a second reed mounted inside the chamber - operating
on the same principle, I suppose - anyone here ever try one of these?
and are they still made?Robert Groover groover@netcom.com (PGP key on request)
Member ECS, AVS, ACM, OSA, Sen.Mem.IEEE, Reg'd Patent Atty
"All men by nature desire knowledge."---------------------------------------------------------
From: LeliaLoban@aol.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:18:32 EDT
Subject: Freddy Fisher
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comThe following message about composer, conductor and bass sax player Freddy
Fisher originally appeared on the e-list of the clarinet site,
<klarinet@sneezy.org>. I'm forwarding it with permission from the author,
William J. Maynard (<klarinet@earthlink.net>). The reason for the first
paragraph is that Bill Maynard's message came in response to a thread about
wind players smoking. Someone thought Leon Russianoff smoked.Lelia
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>Having been a student of Leon Russianoff and, later, a friend, I don't
recall ever seeing him smoke whether at his studio, at a concert or out at a
social event.>>I spent the summer of 1961 as a member of the Aspen Music Festival. In the
town there was a small club owned by jazz clarinet player Joe Marsalla. He
had a house rhythm section every night and all were welcome to sit-in or
just listen. Very informal and Joe liked company so he could relax. Several
nights a week Freddy Fisher would come to the club to play, smoke and drink
beer. He looked like a prospector down from a mountain with long white hair
and beard. He made a living from a process he perfected in which he took
apsen leaves and coated them with silver, and sold them to local gift
shops, etc. Freddy played bass saxophone very well, although sitting down he
was hard to see behind the instrument because he was on the short side. To
assist his habits he had soldered a metal ash tray to the top section near
the octave key, and a beer bottle opener on the bell. There was always a
cigarette in the ash tray and an open bottle of beer on the floor. He was a
very quiet person and therefore nobody really got to know him, although
rumor had it he was at one time a hollywood musician or something.>>Years later I noticed an obituary of some length in the New York Times about
Freddy Fisher. During the 30's and 40's he was a very sucessful hollywood
film arranger, composer(?) conductor and player. A very impressive resume
which he trader for the Aspen mts. Reminds me of Artie Shaw and Reginald
Kell. If anyone can add to the Freddy Fisher story I would like to hear from
them. Bill Maynard>
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