Dear Friends, Many thanks for your thoughtful words on the subject of Eb keys - there's much good sense there to mull over during those long rests! I have...
Andrew Wyver
music@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx...
Dec 6, 1999 5:19 pm
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For those who haven't heard of what Harry's asking about, I have been working with Arlan Fast of the NYPhil on a new system of vents for the contrabassoon....
Chip Owen
cowen@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 12:34 am
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Hello Titan, et al, I'm not completely sure what you are describing. Your reference to the "inner part of the left finger" is confusing me. If I ignore that...
Chip Owen
cowen@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 12:13 am
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In a pinch, I can sometimes use, depending upon the passage and the reed in use, whether or not it is alternate side of the street parking, (are you ready?)...
Harry Searing
hsearing@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 30, 1999 1:52 pm
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Dear Contra list: This is just my own personal opinion. Contrabassoons, particulary older ones, are mal-equipped to deal with reality of alternate fingerngs...
Titan Rodick
titan3@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 30, 1999 11:37 am
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From: Roger Soren, contra Louisville Orchestra. For a tuning slide that is too loose, try anhydrous lanolin. You have to special order it at a pharmacy....
chinsoft
chinsoft@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 30, 1999 2:49 am
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Hello Sheilia, From what I've seen this list tends to activate in bursts. You just started a new "burst" and I'm sure we all are happy you did. An alternate...
Chip Owen
cowen@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 29, 1999 10:56 pm
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Silly me!! Thanks for the tip. I finally got around to looking in a music store and, Lo and behold, there was a bin with little jars of 'tuning slide...
Boyd & Dorothy Osgood
ozmania@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 29, 1999 9:22 pm
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I have been thinking about the alternate Eb for a while. I have decided that what I really want is some thing that is operated by the 3rd joint of the right...
Boyd & Dorothy Osgood
ozmania@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 29, 1999 9:18 pm
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Dear Sheila Welcome aboard! This list isn't too active, but who knows, maybe we can stir up a bit of "contra"versy, so to speak. If you can afford it and your...
Bruce Gbur
gbur@xxx.xxxx
Nov 29, 1999 4:43 pm
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Hello? Hello?I joined this list about three weeks ago, and since then ... silence. Have you all counted yourselvesinto a long, long sleep, with all those bars...
music@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx...
Nov 29, 1999 4:33 pm
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:15:49 -0500 From: "Robert S. Williams" <bassoon@...> To: doublereed-l@..., Subject: Lyell Lindsey ... home page:...
heckel400@xxxxxxxxxx....
Nov 23, 1999 1:48 am
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... I found it at Tower Records. You can probably order it online through http://www.towerrecords.com, or http://www.cdnow.com. Enjoy! Grant ...
Grant Green
gdgreen@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 17, 1999 12:09 am
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wow this sounds very very cool.. where can i order it? ;) <A HREF="http://www.under.org/cpcc/pkwaddle.htm">P. Kellach Waddle</A>...
GusMahler2@xxx.xxx
Nov 17, 1999 12:28 am
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My speakers are rumbling :-) I finally got a copy of Susan Nigro & Burl Lane "The Two Contras" (1999, Crystal Records, CD349). This one is "serious" music, ...
Grant Green
gdgreen@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 16, 1999 11:24 pm
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Veronica, Please tell us how it went! Guy Mallery (stockton, ca, usa) http://home.pacbell.net/wa2msu ... From: Veronica Wise <vlw2140@...> To:...
Guy Mallery
wa2msu@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 17, 1999 12:16 am
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... From: "Veronica Wise" <vlw2140@...> To: <contrabassoon@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 10:22 PM Subject: [Kfg] contra recital ... ...
Titan Rodick
titan3@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 12, 1999 6:50 am
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cgts MUCH!! veronica and should you play one again.. please let me know so i can write you something :0 <A HREF="http://www.under.org/cpcc/pkwaddle.htm">P....
GusMahler2@xxx.xxx
Nov 12, 1999 6:43 am
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I am a bassoon student at the University of Central Ark. I am doing a Music Departmental Honors Lecture/Recital on the Contrabassoon on November 16!!!! I ...
Veronica Wise
vlw2140@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 12, 1999 6:22 am
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Hello there... We're still averaging a new member a day... Thanks to all! You're a great group. 1. Growing Pains... Our hosts have merged, but they promise...
heckel400@...
Nov 12, 1999 12:43 am
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Me, too. Thanks for doing the work on it. Best Regards, Brian Charles Charles Double Reed Company 30 Pleasant Street, PO Box 2610 Conway, NH 03818 Phone...
Charles Double Reed C...
brian@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 29, 1999 1:09 pm
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great ! ill be checking it out soon :)...
GusMahler2@xxx.xxx
Oct 29, 1999 5:26 am
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Hello there... I've redone the bibliography in the shared files area...All corrections are most appreciated! cheers, Guy Mallery...
heckel400@xxxxxxxxxx....
Oct 29, 1999 4:54 am
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Hello, There is a new survey for the contrabassoon community. Do you bevel your contrabassoon reed cane? ... Possible answers are: o Yes, stability is the...
contrabassoon-owner@x...
Oct 23, 1999 4:42 pm
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Greetings everyone, Does anyone out there have any multiphonic/harmonic fingerings they feel the need to share? Or possibly there is a resource somewhere which...
nick.lander@xxxxxx.xxx
Oct 20, 1999 12:05 am
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Boyd (and the list), As one who also doubles on tuba, I've used the same tuning slide grease (Bach no. 1887) on my contra that works so well on the tuba. It...
William Dawson
w-dawson@xxx.xxxx
Oct 15, 1999 10:11 pm
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Boyd, I've never tried cork grease but it sounds good. You don't want a lubricant too fine that makes the slide move like a trombone's! Just free enough so you...
Harry Searing
hsearing@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 15, 1999 9:17 pm
3
I haven't heard much activity on this list yet, so I will try to get things started by asking a question. I have a Fox Contra (serial #113). What should I...
Osgood family
ozmania@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 15, 1999 7:15 am
2
For those interested in baroque instruments, the web site of Peter de Koningh now contains a picture where he holds his baroque contrabassoon. An impressive...
Hans Mons
Hans@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 14, 1999 12:15 pm
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Hello there... Just to let you know...The membership list has an option to withhold your information from the community listing. If anyone feels a need, and...
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