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From: LeliaLoban
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 19:13:02 EST
Subject: Re: [CB] A big recorder]Jim Lande wrote,
> Today, the Washington Post kid page (right after the Commix) had a short
> article on recorders. It included a picture of a lady playing what
> appeared to be an 8 or 9 foot tall recorder with a 4 foot bocal or air
> pipe so she didn't have to stand on a ladder to play. The picture is
> credited Adriaan Mosch and the caption reads "Adriana Breukink of the
> Netherlands plays the really big recorder that she makes." I searched
> the web and the best I could come up with was
> http://www.moeck-music.de/english/instrumentenbau.htm
> which lists a Breukink slide recorder (presumably much higher pitch) It
> looks like a cross between a turkish hash pipe and a caber (the phone
> pole like thing the Scots toss around.)
>
> can anyone add to this.
>
> jim landeHi, Jim,
It's a subcontrabass, probably the one that she built for herself. I'd love
to hear it! She's got a web site with more information:Recorders by Adriana Breukink (subcontrabass picture):
http://www.hansmons.com/recorders/breukink.htmCheers-
Lelia
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:21:32 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] A big recorder
Jim said:
>Today, the Washington Post kid page (right after the Commix) had a short
>article on recorders. It included a picture of a lady playing what
>appeared to be an 8 or 9 foot tall recorder with a 4 foot bocal or air
>pipe so she didn't have to stand on a ladder to play. The picture is
>credited Adriaan Mosch and the caption reads "Adriana Breukink of the
>Netherlands plays the really big recorder that she makes." I searched
>the web and the best I could come up with was
>http://www.moeck-music.de/english/instrumentenbau.htm
>which lists a Breukink slide recorder (presumably much higher pitch) It
>looks like a cross between a turkish hash pipe and a caber (the phone
>pole like thing the Scots toss around.)I can't find the picture at the Washington Post website, but I'm
guessing that it looks a lot like the picture on Hans' website at
http://www.hansmons.com/recorders/breukink.htm (which also shows the
other recorders she makes, and includes a 2000 catalog). The
recorder in question is a subcontrabass in Bb, so its range is
probably down to Bb1 (just below the bass staff). Doesn't seem to be
listed in the regular catalog... ;-)Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:30:20 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: [CB] CD Review
Guess what arrived today:
Susan Nigro "The Bass Nightingale" (2001 GM Recordings GM2069CD),
again is solo contrabassoon work accompanied by piano. A wonderful
addition for contra-maniacs :-) The tracks are1. Ervin Schulhoff: Bass Nightingale
2. Burrill Phillips: Concert Piece
Gunther Schuller: Concerto for Contrabassoon
3. I. Andante tranquillo
4. II. Scherzo
5. III. Lento tranquillo
IV. Allegro vivace
Carl Phillip Stamitz: Concerto in F Major
6. I. Allegro maestoso
7. II. Adagio molto
8. III. Poco prestoThe Schuller concerto is recorded here with a piano 4-hands reduction
of the original orchestral score. I understand the orchestral
version includes a contrabass clarinet as a foil for the
contrabassoon. Still, this is great listening! The Burrill Phillips
work is always enjoyable: one would think it was written specifically
for the contrabassoon.Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------From: "Jay Easton"
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:13:46 -0800
Subject: Re: [CB] BIG recorder
> Subject: [CB] A big recorder It included a picture of a lady playing what
> appeared to be an 8 or 9 foot tall recorder with a 4 foot bocal or air
> pipe so she didn't have to stand on a ladder to play. The picture is
> credited Adriaan Mosch and the caption reads "Adriana Breukink of the
> Netherlands plays the really big recorder that she makes>
> can anyone add to this.
>
> jim landeHi Jim (and everyone)!
I stumbled across her homepage a while back, which features this recorder,
as well as others she makes.
There's a photo, contact info, and this caption:
"Adriana Breukink made a unique, 3 meter long, subcontrabass recorder in
B-flat. This impressive instrument is probably the largest existing
recorder. The instrument is made from pear."The site can be found at http://www.hansmons.com/recorders/breukink.htm
All the best,
Jay Easton
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From: "Bret Newton"
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 22:00:37 -0600
Subject: Re: [CB] Sarrusophone!!!!Well, it's now official. I am the resident sarrusophonist for UTA, and will
be playing it in several ensembles including the orchestra where it will
substitute the contrabassoon on Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Upon closer look
the mouthpiece is not original but a Holton soprano sax mpc. with cork
attached (the Elkhart, Ind. threw me off). If anybody in the DWF area or
elsewhere would like to see/play this horn e-mail me privately and I will be
more than glad to let someone try it out.
Bret Newton_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 00:26:14 -0800
From: bitwise
Subject: Re: [CB] A big recorderGrant and group -
Seriously cool. I wonder if it plays any sort of a scale or if it is
just a novelty - like the "subcontrabass sax" that turned out to be
a prop. I don't see much keywork in the photo, and her hands
don't seem to have an unusually large span...Craig
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Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 00:39:54 -0800
From: bitwise
Subject: [CB] Clarinet questionHello all -
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I switched to a Vandoren #3
reed on my 1440 contra-alto, and also cleaned up the geometry
somewhat on the GMB #3 mouthpiece. Sound is better, but
I seem to have traded the problems associated with the 2-1/2
reed for squeaks. This horn has been checked for leaks.I can get a decent sound out of a 2-1/2 reed, if it is brand-new.
Do I have to go that route, or is there something else I can do
to de-squeak this thing? I played bass clarinet with #4 reeds
about 24 years ago, but I can't remember what I did with
emboucher and breath to keep it under control.Craig
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Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 13:19:10 +0100
From: Hans Mons
Subject: Re: [CB] A big recorderJim,
You can find details about Adriana Breukink and a picture of the recorder
you refer to at: www.hansmons.com/recorders/breukink.htmHans Mons
At 03:47 PM 3/2/01 -0800, List Server wrote:
>Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 22:03:41 -0500
>From: jim lande & joyce mason
>Subject: [CB] A big recorder
>Reply-To: contra-new2@contrabass.com
>Today, the Washington Post kid page (right after the Commix) had a short
>article on recorders. It included a picture of a lady playing what
>appeared to be an 8 or 9 foot tall recorder with a 4 foot bocal or air
>pipe so she didn't have to stand on a ladder to play. The picture is
>credited Adriaan Mosch and the caption reads "Adriana Breukink of the
>Netherlands plays the really big recorder that she makes." I searched
>the web and the best I could come up with was
>http://www.moeck-music.de/english/instrumentenbau.htm
>which lists a Breukink slide recorder (presumably much higher pitch) It
>looks like a cross between a turkish hash pipe and a caber (the phone
>pole like thing the Scots toss around.)
>
>can anyone add to this.
>
>jim lande***End of Contrabass Digest***
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