I have just taken delivery of a new bass dulcian. However, I did see some alarming information about the bore not being lined, and the fact that it was...
Hi list, My apologies for asking a non-Dulcian question, however I didn't know where else to ask. Does anyone have experience with Rauschpfeifen made by Eric...
Hi Lang, As you can see from the number of reactions on your posting, (writing about) oiling is not the most favorite activity of dulcian players. Dulcians...
Hi Steve, ... The only rauschpfeifen I have played long time ago were made by Korber. Interesting instruments, however only usable outdoors and with other...
Hello Hans, Indeed they are loud, but that is half the fun! I have to admit that they don't mix too well with other instruments which is why I would like to...
Hans, Having read your explanation, I can see why oiling is not the favourite activity of dulcian players! The whole process sounds terrifying to someone who...
Lang, ... The big up-bore also can be done with a stick and some cloth bound at the end. Problem is the small bore, and this is the part that need the oil ...
Hans & Lang, I have oiled the large bore of my dulcian with the cloth & stick method (using a sackbut cleaning rod) and the small bore with a trimmed peacock ...
Peggy Murray
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Feb 25, 2003 6:13 pm
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Hans, That is a great relief! Peggy, Thanks for that information. I think yours is the method I will be most likely to use when it becomes necessary. Best, ...
Hi all, When I oil my renaissance recorders (same type of bore, especially the basses) I use a suggestion from Bob Marvin--use dowels that are just a bit ...
Thanks to everybody for their advice on oiling. I have another question now, to do with the way to hold a bass dulcian. I have to be self-taught, and so far...
Mr. Jones; Bassoon seat strap (available at any modern double reed store - make sure it does fit your dulcian) is the best bet. Tom Axworthy Southern...
Hi Langdon, This is a repeat of some info I posted in response to a similar question a few months ago--hope it helps. What I use to hold up the dulcian is a...
Peggy Murray
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Mar 9, 2003 8:34 am
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Peggy and Tom, Many thanks for the information. I found Peggy's posting a little daunting (you are talking to someone here who finds assembling a recorder a...
Hello, I have a question for you all ... Does anyone have a 460 Bass Dulcian? Who's the maker...is it as stable as all the 440 copies? Or, if you don't have...
Doug, Martin Praetorius in Beedenbostel/Germany (check out Hans' adress for phone and email) makes great bass dulcians in 466Hz after the one in Berlin. I own...
Hello Dulcianaires, In regard to Langdon's query on how to hold up a bass dulcian: The bassoon seat strap is great if you will always be seated while playing (...
Sharon Holmes
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Mar 12, 2003 11:15 pm
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Myself (maybe because I'm also a sax player) when I bought my used Cronin bass curtal I went straight to Lyn Elder to have him mount a hook on it. I've never...
I hate to expose my ignorance, but although I know the higher pitch is excellent for cornetti, I'm now seeing references to both 460Hz *and* 466Hz, and am a...
Dennis Cook
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Mar 16, 2003 12:58 pm
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Dennis, the "normal" high pitch is 466Hz, which is exacly a minor second (equally tempered) above 440Hz, so it is just the opposite direction as with the late...
I will find myself living in Toronto come July, and was wondering if anyone is familiar with the early music scene there. I'm a rather new dulcian player...
Dear all, I'm looking for a bass dulcian (A=440). If you know to someone that want to sell a dulcian, would thank you that you communicated it me. Thank you...
Hi Hans, Today, I discovered the Fontana sonatas on the dulcian pages. Great. I'm printing them now. Thanks for the effort. Who is editing the fac similes?...
Hi Walter, You are quick, I have just put these Fontana sonatas on my web site. :-) ... It's Italian music, so, yes, a good guess, it's SPES. Archivum Musicum...
HI Walter, If you decide on a good shape, just go down to your local hardware store and get some sheet brass--the heaviest you can find. Draw your shape and...
Hello, everyone -- It's been a while since I've posted ... hope you all are doing well as we move toward summer! I've come to the sad realization that I simply...
I concur that it is quite easy to make your own shape inexpensively with hardware store supplies - I used 3/4" x 3/16" steel strip to make a shape for my...
HI all, I was experimenting with treble shawm staples last night and drilled a TINY hole (1/64") into it, right below where the reed butt ends, and had some...
Hi Doug, All my Hanchet made shawms have this tiny little hole in the staple. And yes, both my alto and soprano shawm have these easy high notes. These ...
