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Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:15:25 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] Selmer contra
>Does the Selmer EEB model 40 play well above C 3?? I can't hit much above C.
>Would an overhaul help? It plays excellently below that note, but almost
>nothing above it. I can get C# and D with alternate fingerings (going up the
>back way, with the thumb) but not with standard fingerings.
>
>But, I have a Vito BBb on which I can hit up to F easily.Have you tried Terje Lerstad's altissimo fingering chart for contra?
See http://kunst.no/lerstad/altissimo.html for the introduction, with
the contra chart itself at http://kunst.no/lerstad/contrabass.html.
The Leblanc (and I think the Vito) and Selmer (and Bundy) contras
have different register mechanisms: the Leblanc mechanism has two
dedicated register vents plus a separate Bb vent (a pad solely for
the throat Bb), while the Selmer mechanism uses only two register
vents, one of which also serves for the throat Bb. As a result, they
behave somewhat differently in the altissimo register. Terje Lerstad
points this out, and has separate fingerings for each where they
differ (look for "CA" for fingerings specific to the Selmer-style
contra). An *excellent* online resource :-)Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:35:47 +0100
From: Alberto Pinton
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]At 15:41 -0700 26/06/2001, List Server wrote:
>Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:10:04 -0700
>From: Grant Green
>Subject: Re: [CB] Selmer Contra Problem>>My next thought is that the register key opens too much.
Hi, after Grant's beautifully formulated description of the all too
sensitive and (at times...) frustrating register mechanism "system" that
terrorize many of us, I just wanted to add that for my clarinets, and
*especially* for the bigger ones, I find it helpful to have thin cork pads
for the keys operating the register mechanism...it's sort of hard to
balance it, but the more those keys open (when 'supposed' to open...) the
better the horn speaks, the throat Bb is less wheezy and the higher
register more open.
I'd definitely also check out the mouthpiece/reed combination, there've
been a number of great suggestions on this list in the past.
...So, from me too:Best of luck!
Alberto Pinton
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Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:41:22 +0100
From: Alberto Pinton
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
>From: Opusnandy
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 01:34:43 EDT
>Subject: Re: [CB] Contrabass Clarinet Joins the Band
>
>I (the bassoonist who brought the sarrusaphone to the Palatine band for a few
>weeks) have met Dick Polk on a couple of occasions. A very nice older
>gentleman who does indeed own seven bass saxes. A couple aren't really in
>good playing condition, but a couple are quite nice. I bought one that was
>right in the middle of these extremes from him a couple of years ago.Hello, would he maybe sell one of his 7 (man, I'm impressed!) bass
saxophones at a human price???
If so, how can one get in touch with him?Thank you!!
Alberto Pinton
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From: SEMarcus
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:15:52 EDT
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
In a message dated 6/27/01 7:42:38 AM, alberto.pinton writes:
>would he maybe sell one of his 7 (man, I'm impressed!) bass
>saxophones at a human price???
>If so, how can one get in touch with him?I'll ask him at a concert that we are playing this evening.
Kindest regards,
Steve Marcus
Principal Tuba, Palatine Concert Band
BBb Bass, Prairie Brass Band
Director of Sales, THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND, INC. (630) 325-9999
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:59:49 +0100
From: Alberto Pinton
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]Thank you for your prompt reply, and best of luck with tonight's concert!!
Look forward to hear from you.Alberto Pinton
sop.nino, sop., mezzo sop., alto, C mel., ten., bari saxes
sop., bass, contraalto clarinets
picc., C, alto, bass flutes
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From: Opusnandy
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:55:42 EDT
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
In a message dated 6/27/01 7:42:38 AM, alberto.pinton writes:
<< Hello, would he maybe sell one of his 7 (man, I'm impressed!) bass
saxophones at a human price???
If so, how can one get in touch with him? >>He lives in Darien, IL. Give information a call. I wouldn't be surprised if
he wants to sell one!Jonathan Carreira
Carreira Music Productions
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:39:31 +0100
From: Alberto Pinton
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]At 10:55 -0400 27/06/2001, Opusnandy wrote:
>He lives in Darien, IL. Give information a call. I wouldn't be surprised if
>he wants to sell one!
>
>Jonathan Carreira
>Carreira Music Productions...Thank you! I'm actually writing from Stockholm, Sweden (the little .se
at the end of my address...: .it being Italy, .es Spain, .de Germany, .dk
Denmark aso...)
but I can call International Directory or whatever it's called...
Appreciate your reply, have a great Summer!Best Regards
Alberto Pinton
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