Anyone out there know how much a new Mollenhauer contra bocal sells for? I have a couple for which I am trying to establish a replacement cost for insurance...
Bryce, Henegar says it's sticky question (for insurance quote) (I would think mostly because he does not have any (new) at this time.) $400 is typical, but...
Guy -- Thanks for the information. I think I am going to go with $500 as a reasonable replacement cost. (I have many fond memories of living in Boston for...
Bryce, I like cork on the bocal and tenons (on a tenor bassoon). I think it vibrates better and blows a little freer. I too studied with Matt Ruggiero....
I've been playing saxophones for over 15 years, but i need to switch instruments for orchestra playing, and I've decided on the contrabassoon. I'd rather get...
Call me at 330-723-9052 if you would like some more ideas about contras. Dave Brook Medina Ohio ... From: bluazid88 To: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Wooden crooks? What!? I have never heard of such a thing... Good luck finding a used contra. There aren't many out there that people are willing to part with....
I think the term "crooks" may be a mistake, but I mean where the wood tubing changes direction. I've heard Amati has had problems with their products in the...
yeah, you'd think heckel, being the epitome of the contra, would have the wooden U-tubes as well, the difference in tone between metal and wood would be akin...
I'm hopeing that if Amati was product concious enough to consider the wooden U-tubes, that they're concious enough about the rest of the product. However, the...
Consider this though: All of the well known brands of contra have metal U tubes. These guys know what they're doing. This tells me that there HAS to be some...
My guess is that the preference for metal over wood for the u-tubes on most modern contras has to do more with the cost and consistence of production....
In a message dated 1/21/2006 1:50:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... No, the clarinet and soprano sax do not have the same shape and concept. The clarinet is a...
I literally cried when I saw this. As exclusive as contras are, this is a real tragedy. Every other Contra in the world just got worth a little more....
i think you're right about the accoustic qualities, you'd probably need a strobe scope to distinguish the tonal differences. the henkle website sites their...
Do the English horn and oboe have conical or cylindrical bores? ... soprano ... concept. ... is a conical ... play 6 ... clarinet, they ... good example ... ...
In a message dated 1/21/2006 6:48:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, bluazid88@... writes: Do the English horn and oboe have conical or cylindrical bores? ...
Actually, the biggest reason for one instrument to use wood u-tubes and another metal has more to do with practicality than acoustics. Wood is convenient for...
This is all very good stuff to know, one last thing though, has anyone here had any experiences with the Wolf model with the automatic water valve? Though not...
Hi! I've read Antonio Messina Rosaryo have composed a work for contrabassoon and woodwind quintet, titled "Spetto Demonico" (I think "Spettro Demonico") op....
I'd like to second Jim's thanks to Chip and his posting about the wood vs. metal U tube. Very informative. While playing my contra today at a show (with a fair...
