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From: Alberto Pinton <alberto.pinton@>
Subject: [CB] high notes
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 03:51:35 PSTRe: high notes on the Contra-alto this is what I do (by no means the
ultimate answer...it might help...):
I finger C# and D as regular clarinet fingerings,Eb as long F/C still
without first left finger, then for E and up I play the regular fingerings
for F#/C# and up still with the register key depressed thus basically
overblowing the harmonic of the 7th, with a little 'vent help' from the
register key.
I play on a Clark Fobes Eb contra-alto MP with Vandoren 4 contrabass
clarinet reeds (they're *not* as hard as one might think...the reed itself
being so wide and the cut being so long) Clark himself says he cuts the MP
for a number 3 reed but the 4's give me a little bit more stability in the
sound and tonguing.
I don't know how a Bundy MP feels but 2 1/2 might be a little soft...I'm by
no means an advocate of 'hard reeds' but these reeds are soo big a notch up
or two doesn't seem to make it that much harder to blow...it just gives
more 'direction' to the notes...Good luck!!Alberto
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From: John Fierke <jfierke@>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:46:20 -0400
Subject: [CB] Just for the recordI believe the "what if you were in a car traveling at the speed of light"
question is a Steven Wright quote, which is typical of his amusingly twisted
way of thinking about things. (basically, it's not possible, so actually
doing it would violate a number of physical 'laws', and even trying to think
about it makes your brain hurt.)Another of my favorites - "You can't have everything. Where would you put
it ?"---------------------------------------------------------
From: "Jay Easton" <whistler@>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:39:47 -0700
Subject: [CB] a few thingsHello, all!
I just received an email from an antique wind instrument specialist in France who mentioned that he has a nice
Selmer Mark VI Bass Sax for sale for $10,000.He also has a contrabass sax by Orsi from 1890 in very good condition for $60,000(!)
and a contra sarrussophone by Rancillio from 1910 in very good condition for $20,000
I don't know if those prices are firm or not, but I thought I'd mention it. He has a great picture gallery at
http://www.whc.net/rjones/antiques.html He can be contacted from that site.-From: "....rich haynes" <rich_haynes@>
-Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:47:54 EST
-Subject: [CB] slap tonguing-hey guys and gals,
-ive gotta learn how to slap tongue real quick by Thursday!
-any suggestions?
-is it different for bass and contrabass clarinets?
-any help would be MUCH appreciated!
-rich.I've never had any luck explaining slap tonguing- I can do it, but I seem to be inept at teaching it! But I'll try again anyway. I think of it as creating a hard wet "Tt!" sound against the reed with my tongue. You don't allow air into the instrument; that would create tone. But you keep your throat and oral cavity wide open to allow the slap sound to have resonance. It's possible to play the entire melodic range of the instrument in this way with a "quasi-pizzicato" or "woodblock" effect.
www.sneezy.org may have an article on slap tonguing- I don't remember.And finally:
From: Jim Katz <JimKatz@>
Subject: Re: [CB] the speed of light, relativity, etc.I've known all about this relativistic stuff ever since I found out no
matter how fast I played the bassoon, I couldn't get away from the noise.Jim
I have that problem, too!
All the best
Jay Easton---------------------------------------------------------
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:09:34 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@>
Subject: Re: [CB] a few things>He also has a contrabass sax by Orsi from 1890 in very good
>condition for $60,000(!)You can buy them *new* through LA Sax (http://www.lasax.com) for
$37,500.00 (list)Enjoy!
Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------From: Heliconman@
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:53:13 EDT
Subject: Re: [CB] Just for the recordIn a message dated 06/13/2000 9:46:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jfierke writes:
> I believe the "what if you were in a car traveling at the speed of light"
> question is a Steven Wright quote, which is typical of his amusingly twisted
> way of thinking about things. (basically, it's not possible, so actually
> doing it would violate a number of physical 'laws', and even trying to think
> about it makes your brain hurt.)
>
> Another of my favorites - "You can't have everything. Where would you put
> it ?"
Stephen's a really funny guy. And your right talking about theoretical
physics is like talking about religion - we're usually talking about things
we can't actually do.
Where would I put it? EVERYWHERE!! Just leave it where it is! That's where it
belongs mostly.
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