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2004-11-06

 
Date: Fri,  5 Nov 2004 17:06:03 -0800
From: "Grant Green"
Subject: Re: [CB] Are electric bass in the "contra-bass" family?


Dave said:
>I am not sure since they are not on the official web-page, and they
> are usually not considered to be "wind instruments" but they do play
> the same notes as a double bass violin, right?

I'm not that picky. I've even been known to play sopranino sax, and garklein ;-) For that matter, I have three bass guitars (4 string, 5 string, and acoustic), and am currently working on string bass (my anniversary present from my wonderful wife!).

Enjoy!

Grant


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From: "Jay and Adrienne Easton"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:49:39 -0800


> From: "arthur grossman"
> Thanks.  What about Eppelsheim's visit?

Last I heard, it was a very vague "maybe sometime in 2005 or 2006."
Simon, any updates?
Jay

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From: "Matthew Stoecker"
Subject: [CB] Low Clarinets on eBay
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 01:26:17 -0800

Hi all-

I wanted to alert everyone that I listed a very nice set of Leblanc contras (contra alto and contra bass) on eBay this evening. You can view them at:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI= SAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=3D1&item=3D3759671879&ssPageName=3DSTRK:= MESE:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI= SAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=3D1&item=3D3759671888&ssPageName=3DSTRK:= MESE:IT
 
Cheers!
 
Matt Stoecker

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From: "Nolan Lind"
Subject: RE: [CB] [CB Digest] - software troubles (you don't have to post this)
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:32:37 -0900


if you're asking if we're receiving these, then i am, for sure.

:)Nolan(:

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From: "John Kilpatrick"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:03:58 -0000


>Klaus wrote:
> I cannot disagree much with you. Only  the whole nomenclatura in the
> clarinet world is wrong.
> The standard so-called Bb clarinet as found in so many bands never was a Bb
> instrument. It is an Eb instrument with an extension allowing for a low D
> concert. Much in style with a B-foot flute.

The clarinet (or clarionet) is named so because it can play in the "clarion" register. In this register the existing naming is correct.
John K

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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 12:20:32 +0100
From: Terje Lerstad
Subject: Re: [CB] Testing!


I've been receiving all messages, but what I write, does not seem to come trough.  When I wrote about bassett clarinets, there was at the same time going on a discussion about bassett clarinet, asking questions that already was answered in my text, and I got error messages that it was delayed.
Terje


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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 08:21:59 -0600
From: "Gregg Bailey"
Subject: Re: [CB] Low Clarinets on eBay


Matt S.,

Why are the cases for your ebay contras one-piece?  In my experience, those instruments break apart in the middle and fit into much more compact cases.  Can these instruments break apart and be put into such cases?  Is there anything about them that is different from today's Leblanc straight contras?

-Gregg


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From: "Matthew Stoecker"
Subject: Re: [CB] Low Clarinets on eBay
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 07:30:50 -0800

Hi there-

These are the cases that were supplied. When I purchased these instruments from Leblanc (as part of their museum collection, where they had been on display outside of their cases), they didn't have any cases, and I didn't expect any cases to come with them, but they managed to find these and put them in it. So a little protection is better than none. Thanks!

Matt

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From: "Bradley Stevens"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 07:50:15 -0800


>From Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary:
Clarionet, n.  An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears.  There are two instruments that are worse than a clarionet- two clarionets.

Brad Stevens


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