I bought my Buffet 1193 on eBay from Mathews Musical Instruments, and was very happy with the transaction. However, it was a new instrument, and the seller...
These are my favorite bass clarinet reeds: Rigotti Gold Medium 3.5. I haven't seen them mentioned before since I've been on this board, so was just wondering...
I would have to say that my favorite reeds are Rico Grand Concert Select. I use them on all the instruments I play regularly: clarinet, alto clarinet, bass...
Hello, I own 2 wood bass clarinets : a Malerne and a Pedler. As i need money i can only keep one of these but i don't know wich one. Can you please help me :...
... Selmer, ... only one ... for low Db ... forethought. It ... Having 3 low D keys seems rather excessive, though I do use all on occasion. What seems...
I had a Pedler, which "felt" large/heavy to me, but it had Double Register Keying [a key on the neck] and reasonably good mechanics to operate both Hi and Lo...
In a message dated 2/2/2007 5:29:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, barrtrevor@... writes: I would have to say that my favorite reeds are Rico Grand Concert...
... As a bassoonist & contrabassonist who loves to play low clarinets, I have had little trouble with my low C Buffet bass clarinet configuration. I purchased...
Hello all I'm proud to announce that my new CD is finally out. Please, feel free to take a listen on my (half finished ) website. www.peterfuglsang.com Enjoy!...
When I turned on CBC 2 tonight while making dinner, I heard Gordon Clements and his trio playing "Low Talk". It's great! It was the first time I had heard of...
It has been a while and I'm sure that someone mentioned getting a good mouthpiece when talking about the tuning thread from January but Walter's post below...
For those who have performed the bass clarinet part in Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries, I just need some clarification. How are the treble clef parts read in the...
... It seems that throughout the Wagner Ring Cycle most important bass clarinet solos are for bass clarinet in A in bass cleff. The Ride of the Valkyries is in...
According to my Breitkopf & Hartel 1916 overture version and the Schott 1996 Maazel version (Ring Without Words), the Ride is in A. So the bass clef is read as...
Thanks again to Larey and Martin for the clarification on the bass clarinet part (in A) -- the treble clef parts are read one octave higher than written. ...
Is there any spanish/catalonian/french/english/italian page? Sorry, but I can't understand dansk. Juan. ... I was asked about online availability. Here 's a...
Hola Juan I can understand that It's hard to navigate on a danish website if you don't know the language :-).....Sorry! Please email directly to this address:...
I think it has already been announced, but here is a reminder. There is a Bass Clarinet Conference at Bowling Green State University on February 16 and 17....
Wish I could attend! -- grabnerwg@... wrote: I think it has already been announced, but here is a reminder. There is a Bass Clarinet Conference at Bowling...
Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has any tips from experience on playing the trecherous two-measure solo at the begining of the Lebestod from the Tristan...
Ken, I recently picked up a professional Buffet low Eb fabricated in 1959. I bought it on eBay as well, from someone with a fine rating who offered a "trial...
Don't mean to pry but was the seller from Wyoming, Colorado or Nebraska? Re your questions, there is a repairman in Denver, CO who has done many restorations...
I would appreciate that information Anne. This instrument came from a closet in Southern California, where it lived as a someday project of a collector who...
You may want to consider using the index finger "A" key + the alternate0 "B" Side key. This combination produces a full sounding and in tune Bb in most cases....
I had a "Professional" Buffet bass clarinet that my father got me when I was 14. I had to wait about a year until Buffet finally got one made for me. ...
Hi Everybody, Does anyone out there have recommendations for an alto clarinet that would be ideal for a hgh school music department? I just competed at the...