There's another sarrusophone for sale, a Conn Eb contrabass at ebay. See http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=359&item=936432072. Best of...
Hi Sarrusophone folks! I've just joined this group after retrieving a Conn contrabass Sarrusophone from my very cold attic as a potentially preliminary step...
... The Conn contras were mainly made for the US military - they're often stamped with the quartermaster's emblem. Most sarrusophones I've seen are stamped...
Grant, The bell is engraved: Made by C G CONN Elkhart IND" Thanks Grant, you've helped. When re-inspecting the bell I DID find the serial number, slightly...
Henning The short answer to your question is that I and not really playing it yet. I would very much like to use a single reed mouthpiece since I am not a...
Hello everyone, this is my first post to this group. I'm still in search of my tenor sarrusophone or a contrabass, but I can still admire pitifully can't I?...
Would someone mind reposting the name of the restorer in the US who does sarrusophones? Thanks. Cheers, -Bill ... billBUCKNER www.sodaglaze.com Life is too...
Hi, my name is Katie and I'm a new memeber. I have absolutely no idea what a sarrusophone is but I saw the fingering chart on a band web site. What exactly is...
Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm from southern West Virginia, USA and I'm in high school. I plan on majoring in music when I get into college in another year. I'm...
Hi Katie, The sarrusophones form a family of instruments that have conical bodies (like saxophones) and double reeds. They were invented in the 1850s (a few ...
... Extremely good to know. I sort of figured out that this might well be the case after I saw the picture of the contrabasse a anche at their site. Could...
Hello everyone! I just joined this group in a (probably vain) quest to find an instrument. I'm a bassoonist in a community band that plays outdoor concerts...
In viewing the picture in this advertisement, I may have found the answer to my problem of finding a workable playing position for my EEb Conn. The picture...
I've used a leak light on a sax, but a contra sarrusophone presents some unique problems due to the multiple bends. I have been considering using a "rope...
I use a bari sax strap, using only the lower ring, and hold the horn somewhat to the right (like a sax). I find it most comfortable to play standing up. Grant...
I too have this same problem. The Conn is extremely awkward to hold. The best solution I have yet found is to use one of those little stands that some...
Bret, Unlike a sax crook, which is either at about ninety degrees or less to the instrument, my Conn bocal angles down, which lead me to originally believe...
My bocal actually doesn't have that much of a downward slope in it, only a few degrees or so. My serial number is #147, which would appear to be a military...
Bret, My serial number is 105, preceded with a "V". and there is no indication of a Quartermaster's stamp on either the instrument or the case. The instrument...
It wouldn't be a surprise if there were (even standard) different bocal angles. Perhaps a concert and a marching variation. Would be neat if we could find if...
Hey group, I'm new here, I'm joining because I found an instrument in my basement and I don't know what it is) the closest I can guess is a soprano or a...
Hi Elizabeth, V Kohlert, in Czechoslovakia, made flutes, clarinets (including a giant one over 12 feet long in 1933), oboes, bassoons, and saxophones (imported...
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