testing I haven't gotten a Daily Digest since March 28, 2007. Is this List working, or is there something wrong with my computer? Bear "The 'X-Files' is just a...
Yes, it seems to be working. There just haven't been any messages in quite a while. Trevor Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@...> wrote: testing I haven't gotten a...
Hi, long time reader, first time poster. I am doing a research project on the history and development of the Bass Clarinet and I was wondering if anyone knew...
You're in luck a guy named Thomas Carr Aber wrote his doctoral thesis on the history of the instrument at the university of Missouri, Kansas city. I'd try and...
It has been well written-up in most of our "good books" with clarinet in their titles. There is a chapter in Lawson, also I'm sure in Brymer, Rendall and most...
I think the summary in the Wikipedia article "Bass clarinet" is pretty good, but I'm kinda biased. Anyway, probably what you really want to do is check out the...
I think the summary in the Wikipedia article "Bass clarinet" is pretty good, but I'm kinda biased. Anyway, probably what you really want to do is check out the...
Hi, There's an unusual low-c buffet on ebay right now: http://tinyurl.com/2goxy9 Notice that the bell is much longer than a standard bass clarinet, and there...
I know Dennis Smiley (sp) has a bass clarinet like this. I wonder if the large bell was the norm for older low-C bass clarinets back when they were just...
21868 from one of the photos and the vendor. I think that puts it in the 70s. He also said that he has had a repairman go over it. Smile, Ledonna Gary Van...
... I started a thread just over a year ago here with the highly distinctive subject "Unusual bass clarinet" in reference to a picture of Smylie with his...
Rich is right. The bass clarinet and bell on the eBay link is very different than the one Dennis Smiley has. I am just guessing this one is a former model...
This looks like a custom job to me. I never saw anything coming out of Buffet that looks like this. Walter ************************************** See what's...
OK I managed to find more information about this bass clarinet. It is an old original (i.e. not a later custom modification) model by Buffet. It is supposed to...
hey folks - got a bit of a red face... just a reminder to be careful with ebay. i almost got suckered today - very convincing ad for a BBb Paperclip contra. ...
The requirement to pay by Western Union money transfer is almost always a red flag. There may be legitimate transactions where for some reason Western Union is...
The requirement to pay by Western Union money transfer is almost always a red flag. There may be legitimate transactions where for some reason Western Union is...
When you get some strange payment method like Western Union or Money Order on a big item, offer escrow instead (you'd pay the escrow fees) - a legit seller is...
In a message dated 4/4/2007 6:09:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, clarnibass@... writes: OK I managed to find more information about this bass clarinet. ...
Fake Ebay auctions for paperclips were common when I bought mine almost a year ago. I also sent a personal check for payment. I knew better and I'll never do...
I need something to organize my contrabass reeds. Does anybody know if any of the commercially available reed holders can fit contrabass reeds? The width...
This low c bass clarinet, made by Buffet in the 1960's had a short life span. The instrument had an over large and long bell which did not help the pitch of...
I got the information from Jean Marc Volta so it's reliable. Nitai ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ The...
The Selmer bass clarinet reed holders (glass plate) are just big enough to hold contra reeds. In the 10- case I used to carry about 7 bass reeds and 2 for...