Contrabass Digest

2001-02-13

Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:41:56 +0000
From: Terje Lerstad
Subject: [CB] New address

Some of you have asked to see my selfmade or strangely assembled
instruments, and they can be wiewed at
http://hjem.sol.no/tlerstad/bratsj.html
Warning: If you have only a slow modem, it will take some time
to load it!

I have changed to UPC's quasi broadband server chello, and my old
address will dissapear in a few weeks.
The new website is
http://home.chello.no/~terje_bjorn.lerstad/
(I will try to change this far to long name, or get my own domene name)

Terje Lerstad

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:08:57 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: [CB] Contramankeri?
 

John Keller just brought a site to my attention: the Primitive Music Association of Finland, which supports the "World Mänkeri Orchestra."  Notable is their "kontramänkeri", a form of early folk clarinet: see http://www.vip.fi/primus/PICS/INSTRUMENTS/kontramankeri.jpg.  Sounds a lot like a bass clarinet ;-)

Enjoy!

Grant

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:38:19 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] lage lusten
 

>Check my webpage for instruments and etc.
>I'm looking forward to inspirating conversations.
>
>Greets,
>
>Dave
>
>--------------------------------------------
>Dave Krooshof http://www.xs4all.nl/~krooshof
>geluidstechnicus @ http://www.ahk.nl/the/theatertechniek_ov.html
>webmaster: http://www.popronde.nl
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Hi Dave,

Your webpage looks interesting, but consistently crashes my browser
(Navigator 4.72 on Mac) after about the second note of electronic
tuba...

Grant

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 15:52:39 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: [CB] Forwarded: Bass Sax reeds

Message forwarded.  On an administrative note, the most common reason
for a post to be rejected by the system is trying to post from a
different email address.  The list software only recognizes the
address you subscribed under.  If your email address changes, or you
try posting from several different accounts, you'll find that
suddenly your posts will be rejected.  If you get an error message
that says anything like "unauthorized post", check your email address
with the address that your copy of the list is addressed to.  If they
don't match, let me know so that I can update your subscription
address.

Grant

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From: "Johnson, David L"
Subject: FW: Bass Sax Reeds
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 10:40:28 -0800
 

> To Contrabass group:
>
> After the last article discussion about reed sizes, I went through
>my collection and took some measurements. The Bass sax reeds
>currently on the market that I have are Marca, Rico, and VanDoren.
>The Marca is .765 inches at the tip, 3.5  inches long and a cut
>length of 1.875. The Rico is also .765 at the tip, only 3.375 inches
>long with a slightly longer cut 1.94.  The Vandoren has a narrower
>tip .725 inches, 3.5 inches long and a longer cut of 2.075 inches.
>The antique reeds I have (Harwood, Martin, VanDoren) are .765 inches
>at the tip, 3.875 inces long and a reed cut 2.075 inches long.
>
>  Several of the bass sax mouthpieces I have need the wider tips
>others need the longer cuts and some need both.  My favorite
>mouthpiece is a Babbit Artist with a modern Vandoren which I use on
>a Couf Bass for Quartet playing. I also have 1915 Conn and 1925
>Buescher Basses which have different sounds and intonation depending
>on mouthpiece and reed. Some combinations have surprised me
>especially in the altissomo range.
>
> I would like to get some more reeds the same size as the antique
>ones I have. There was mention of an Orsi Contra Sax reed with
>apparently the wider tip, does it have the same reed cut length
>2.075? If so, where to get some? LA Sax? Another alternative maybe
>is to cut the Marca reeds to a longer length, are there tools (at a
>reasonable price) available for this?
>
> - Dave J
>
>
>
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