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From: Opusnandy
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:42:38 EDT
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
In a message dated 4/29/02 4:52:49 PM, writes:
<< I played a Ripamonti Eb contrabass at the Frankfurt Music Fair a few years
ago, and it was pretty good. Not a Selmer, but a nice playing horn. They
were still being developed at that time, and I would guess the BBb (which
looks GREAT in the photos!) is even better >>
Are we talking about saxophones here? If so any links to pictures?
Jonathan Carreira
Carreira Music Productions
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From: "Spencer Parks"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:04:24 -0500
Soprilla saxes will be coming on the market later this year, if all goes well, price not yet known.
>These are what exactly again? I know we talked about them, I just can't remember. I played a Ripamonti Eb contrabass >at the Frankfurt Music Fair a few years ago, and it was pretty good. Not a Selmer, but a nice playing horn. They ;were >still being developed at that time, and I would guess the BBb (which looks GREAT in the photos!) is even better. If I >just had time to drive down ;to Italy...
I'll assume you're talking about saxes here, but if I'm wrong, let me know. A BBb contrabass sax?! Is there a website for this info?
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:26:18 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] Soprilla et al...
At 12:04 AM 4/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Soprilla saxes will be coming on the market later this year, if all goes
> >well, price not yet known.
>
>These are what exactly again? I know we talked about them, I just can't
>remember.
The soprilla sax (aka sopranissimo) is a saxophone pitched an octave above
the Bb soprano, a device so small that the octave vent is actually drilled
into the mouthpiece. Wear ear protection ;-)
> >I played a Ripamonti Eb contrabass at the Frankfurt Music Fair a few years
> >ago, and it was pretty good. Not a Selmer, but a nice playing horn. They
> >were still being developed at that time, and I would guess the BBb (which
> >looks GREAT in the photos!) is even better. If I just had time to drive
> down
> >to Italy...
>
>I'll assume you're talking about saxes here, but if I'm wrong, let me
>know. A BBb contrabass sax?! Is there a website for this info?
Sorry, this was about contra clarinets . The Ripamonti contrabass is wood,
and has a fairly distinctive appearance. The front page of their site has
a picture of the Bb contra, Eb contra, and low C bass together
(http://www.laripamonti.com/ ). The Bb contra is listed at 10K
euros/US$8.8K. They also list clarinets including Ab sopranino, Eb
soprano, C and Bb soprano, and low G - for some reason, their bass and
contra-alto clarinets aren't listed. The contrabass has range to low C, is
made of palissander, and looks like it is folded at the low E vent (see
http://www.laripamonti.com/ecommerce/product_info.php?products_id=50& )
Enjoy!
Grant
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Grant Green contrabass.com
Sarrusophones & other Contrabass Winds
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From: "Spencer Parks"
Subject: Re: [CB] Soprilla et al...
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 13:04:10 -0500
>The soprilla sax (aka sopranissimo) is a saxophone pitched an octave above
>the Bb soprano
That's what I thought it might be. I wasn't even sure that that would be
possible. I knew of the one in between those, and for some reason I can't
think of what it is called, except sopranissimo. That's in Eb. But an
octave above Soprano? Nice (even though this is the CONTRABASS list). I do
appreciate the micor too.
SJP
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From: "Rick Casey"
Subject: RE: [CB] Soprilla et al...
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:12:38 -0400
>>I knew of the one in between those, and for some reason I can't
think of what it is called, except sopranissimo. That's in Eb. But an
octave above Soprano?
I believe the one in berween is called a sopranino. I love the extreme
ends of the octaves.
Rick
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From: "Spencer Parks"
Subject: RE: [CB] Soprilla et al...
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:52:30 -0500
>I believe the one in berween is called a sopranino. I love the extreme
>ends of the octaves.
Of course. I knew that, I just couldn't think of it at the time.
SJP
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