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Steve Weinert
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Jul 5, 2001
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... In our small city in Wisconsin, population 5000, there is a photo at the public library from the 1920s showing what I'll assume is a contrabass ...
Jim Quist
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Jul 5, 2001
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Jim & I have figured out we live within an easy drive of each other. We're doing a bit better for double reeds in my County - each Elementary School in the...
Steve Weinert
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Jul 8, 2001
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... Bass ... Yeah!! This 1919 Vintage Conn Bb Bass Sax in now in my workshop!...
Steve Weinert
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Jul 14, 2001
2:38 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Sarrusophone group. File : /Not quite...
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Jul 14, 2001
12:52 pm
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Just ran across a page while web surfing (http://www.internationalfilmmusicservices.com/ifms.playerofmonth1.htm ) which mentions that Eppelsheim (inventor of...
Grant Green
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Jul 17, 2001
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The Tubax is at: http://www.usahorn.com/new/rare/rare.html# neat video clips! ... (http://www.internationalfilmmusicservices.com/ifms.playerofmonth1.htm ... ...
Steve Weinert
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Jul 18, 2001
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... I haven't, though it's cool to note that someone besides Orsi is now making sarrusophones. Hopefully Eppelsheim will start expanding into other sizes as...
Bob Greenwade
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Jul 18, 2001
3:43 pm
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There is a Gautrot Eb contrabass sarrusophone for sale right now on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1449633003). Looks a lot like...
Grant Green
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Jul 24, 2001
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... Hi, Grant, The high D alternate key is present on this instrument--like the Conn model, it is operated by the right thumb and is situated on the rear. What...
Peter Boris Koval
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Jul 25, 2001
12:50 pm
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Here's a Conn Eb contrabass sarrusophone for sale at ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1462063056 Best of luck! Grant ...
Grant Green
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Sep 5, 2001
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The good news is that there is another sarrusophone for sale. However - it is a soprano. Still, and interesting instrument. The owner inherited it from his...
Grant Green
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Oct 25, 2001
6:37 pm
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Just noticed this one on ebay: a set of six Orsi sarrusophones, 19th century, restored playable condition. Don't yet know what sizes, pitches, etc., but have...
Grant Green
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Nov 9, 2001
6:44 pm
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From my correspondence with the owner, it appears that the prototypes here are Orsi model instruments. All Orsi instruments are made by hand. For instruments...
Grant Green
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Nov 13, 2001
1:19 am
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Robert Howe is selling his Couesnon Eb contrabass sarrusophone, amongst other things, to finance a contrabassoon (amongst other things). It is not lacquered,...
Grant Green
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Nov 29, 2001
1:15 am
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Forgot to mention yesterday: Robert is also selling a late model Orsi Bb soprano sarrusophone. Asking US$2K, I think, but check with Robert directly. I've...
Grant Green
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Nov 30, 2001
1:34 am
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Here's one you don't see every day. Ebay has a tubax for sale at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1498237992. Opening bid US$17K, "Buy...
Grant Green
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Dec 20, 2001
6:46 pm
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Thought you might be interested... ... Enjoy! Grant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grant Green gdgreen@... Sarrusophones,...
Grant Green
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Jan 3, 2002
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While looking up the answer to another question off-line, I came across a reference to the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. According to G. Joppig, the PWO (and...
Grant Green
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Jan 9, 2002
2:14 am
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... I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but I was able to find the following links for Paul Whiteman and his orchestra that might be relevant: ...
Bob Greenwade
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Jan 9, 2002
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The next San Jose Wind Symphony concert (Saturday, February 16, 2002; http://www.sjws.org/index2.htm) will include a contrabass sarrusophone :-) We're playing...
Grant Green
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Jan 25, 2002
12:57 am
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This was just posted to the doublereed list: Buonasera. I possess a instrument by "Ferdinando Roth e Maino Orsi" in Milano. I want to sell this instrument;...
Grant Green
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Mar 14, 2002
10:41 pm
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After looking at the photo more carefully, I see that the instrument is actually a reed contrabass (http://www.contrabass.com/pages/anche.html), NOT a...
Grant Green
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Mar 15, 2002
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Hello all! For my bassoonist son we'd like to find a viable, but not collectors grade museum piece, sarrusophone for him to play in local groups. Any leads...
steve_weinert
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May 5, 2002
8:20 pm
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Hi! Yes.......we have a sarrusophone and it may possibly be for sale.........................I will let you know later in the day. Have a good day, Lynn...
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May 6, 2002
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Any word on the Sarrusophone, Lynn ? Thanks, Steve ... From: <liovka@...> To: <Sarrusophone@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:12 AM Subject:...
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steve_weinert
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Jun 3, 2002
2:04 am
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Dear Steve, I keep thinking about selling it but ...................i hesitate. Lynn...
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liovka2001
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Jun 3, 2002
12:03 pm
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... As requested, I am posting a few words about my interest in this instrument. I simply consider that the sonoric quality of the contrabass sarrusophone...
Jopi Harri
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Jun 11, 2002
1:02 pm
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... Of course, I have been considering not bass sax but the contrabass sax in Eb, and thus, the part would be in the same transposition (i.e. the same) as for...
jopiharri
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Jun 12, 2002
9:59 pm
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... There is actually another instrument called the "reed contrabass" (or contrabasse a anche), which looks similar to the sarrusophone, but has a wider bore...
Grant Green
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Jun 12, 2002
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