Contrabass Digest

2000-09-23

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:09:53 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: [CB] Cheap sousaphone!

Just noticed a Conn sousaphone about to go *very* cheaply on ebay:
see http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=439624751.
At this point, it has 2 1/2 hours left, the bid is only $218, and the
reserve is already met.  Anyone looking for low brass?

Grant

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Professional Fool -> http://www.mp3.com/ProFools
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:28:01 -0700
From: "Timothy J. Tikker"
Subject: Re: [CB] [Contra Digest]

Michel Jolivet asks about sarrusophone reeds.

Actually, i read some time ago that the soprano takes an oboe d'amore reed.

FWIW...

- Tim Tikker

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Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 10:18:15 -0800
From: Andrew Stiller
Subject: Re: [CB] [Contra Digest]

Speaking of sarrusaphones, has anyone ever heard that piece,
Holbrooke's *Apollo and the Seaman*, that Forsythe uses as an example
for both sarrusaphones and saxophones?  Is there a recording?

--
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press

http://www.netcom.com/~kallisti

Ut Sol inter planetas, Ita MUSICA inter Artes liberales in medio radiat.
--Heinrich Schuetz, 1640
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From: "Tom Izzo"
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:19:58 -0500
Subject: Re: [CB] Non-Boehm Contra

Wow!

Looks like an Eb Contra with a Bbb Contra mp. Not a normally shaped Contra
Clarinet at all, in either straight or bent. Looks like it started out life
as a Sarr & the maker changed his mind????

> thats one interesting looking contra! it looks very small for a
> contrabass...is it in Bb? mabye not as spectacular but probably saves you
> time putting it together!
> rich.

Of course if the seller is not a musician, he may not undertamd the term:
ContraALTO!

Tom

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From: LeliaLoban
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:59:52 EDT
Subject: [CB] Nuclear Whales sheet music

Thanks to a message on the "klarinet" bulletin board, I just visited the
recently revamped Nuclear Whales site,

http://www.nuclearwhales.com

which now offers sheet music.  Some scores include bass sax and even
contrabass!  If you go to the "Cool Stuff" section, there's also a picture of
Bill Clinton looking at the contrabass sax, that links to another picture of
Clinton *playing* the contrabass.

Cheers--
Lelia
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