I recall there was some discussion of an older Buffet low C bass with an extended bell section, but no one could come up with a photo. There's one for sale on...
I'm looking for ideas for a bass clarinet mouthpiece case. After not playing bass the last few years, I'm playing bass on our (USAF Heartland of America Band)...
Greeting bass clarinetists – I’m new to the group and hope someone can give us some advice. I’ve played clarinet and sax for decades and my 14 year old...
Hi all! My name is Stefano Cardo and I'm the principal Bass Clarinet of Alla Scala Theatre of Milano - Italy. I had a project on my mind for years: collecting...
Dear Everbody, Apologies for posting this again, but bookings are now being taken for The Isle of Raasay solo bass clarinet course off the West Coast of...
Hi, I play Bass Clarinet in my high school alumni band and we are missing the Bass Clarinet part for "Festive Songs of Christmas" by Frank Erickson. It was...
I have a few bass clarinet mouthpieces for sale on eBay, 2 Fobes and 1 Grabner, which may be of interest to the list. My eBay name is agrenci for those who...
I have the Clarinette in D / Bassclarinette in A part for Srauss Liebesscence Feuersnot My question is this: The Bass clarinet section of the piece is in Bass...
I have been wondering if any of you have played the German Blackmaster or Vandoren V12 reeds? What's the significance of either "species" of reed? I remember...
How important is the use of vibrato when playing something cute like Der Alte Brummbar (the Grumbly Old Bear?) This is actually a bassoon piece transcribed for...
After a long hiatus, I had become interested in playing lower clarinets in high quality wind ensembles in my area. Thinking the alto clarinet was a good place...
I currently play on a selmer bass clarinet with a c*mouthpiece and a bay ligature. Right now, I love Grand Concert Select reeds. Intonation has always been a...
Does anyone have a good cadenza for the bass clarinet solo part to Der Alte Brummbar? (The Old Grumbly Bear?) I just purchased the piece, and the cadenza is...
Has anyone taken the time to produce a treble clef bass clarinet part to the Shostakovich Violin Concerto? Someone's asked if I can do it on short notice and...
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128819529> I heard this on NPR this afternoon: Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead looks back at Breuker, who...
Hey all, I came into three excellent mouthpieces -- McClune-faced Selmer C*'s I picked out at ICA that are amazingly accurate copies of my Matson -- that I...
I'd like to hear what mouthpiece/reed/ligature combinations we're using. Personally, I've got a Fobes AP mouthpiece, usually use a Vandoren Blue Box 3 or...
What's your favorite on-line store to buy Gonzalez reeds? I was surprised to see WWBW does not stock Bass Cl. I wanted to give them a try since seeing all...
I use a Fobes San Fran with a Winslow ligature and 3¼ Gonzalves reeds. My backup is a Garrett reworked Selmer C*...all of this is on my venerable LeBlanc Eb...
Hi everyone, i started recently to practise on my bass clarinet (few months), and the hardest part is to find how to make altissimo notes! I read that the...
Hi gang - I'm curious as to what the "going rate" would be for a Selmer series 9 depose alto clarinet. I got a chance to play it briefly, and it seems like a...
I was working on a 6+ octave quarter-tone fingering chart for bass clarinet last year. I've just uploaded it to the files section on yahoogroups. Here's the...
Hi All, Bookings are now being taken for the 2011 solo bass clarinet course on the beautiful Hebridean Island of Raasay in Scotland. 11th-15th April 2011 For...
Voor allemaal in de Amsterdamse buurt die kunnen komen, and anyone else that might like to watch via the web stream (assuming all goes well...), I'll be ...
Tonight, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band will be webcast LIVE at www.kmryradio.com. The concert will play 7:30 - 8:30 pm locally, Central Daylight Time. ...
