Good day, My name is Juan Artavia, I'm a professional oboe-bassoon player, I need to find a second hand heckelphone, I live in Italy, and here they are not too...
Hello Juan, There is a Heckelphone for sale at Howarth's of London. That is probably the closest used Heckelphone you're going to find. The price is approx ...
Hello Juan: The person you will want to talk to is my good friend Peter Hurd in Port Townsend WA. He would be able to help you find a second hand instrument....
In a message dated 7/8/2006 3:32:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I'm curious - why does someone take a job if they don't have the instrument (or at least...
Richard, I posted the previous e-mail as a favor to Ben, he does not belong to the Yahoo contrabassoon group yet. But just to clarify a little, the job he took...
I believe Weiner music also has a contra for rent. That may be something to persue also. ... -- Aaron Rynearson Rhino Linings of Evanston, WY [Non-text...
In a message dated 7/8/2006 7:56:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, leylazamora@... writes: Richard, I posted the previous e-mail as a favor to Ben, he does...
Howarth's in London are advertising one - I believe it belonged to the late Derek Bell - www.howarth.uk.com - look on the used oboe pages. Ian White...
I realize members of this list have distinct opinions and advice regarding the purchase of an Amati contrabassoon and I do not wish to get that started, but my...
Re contra bocal: I have an old Cabart contra (Adler stencil?) It can't be any better than the older Amatis I've heard about. A new Fox bocal has done wonders...
Matt, I tried my Heckel #3 crook very briefly on the Amati that's available for substitutes at Beauty and the Beast on Broadway in New York, and while it...
... I'm truly ashamed to admit that I don't own know this work, nor do I know it. (I know, I'll probably get kicked off this list!) Any good? I've performed...
I'm curious, what's the highest number of contrabassoons ever assembled? Where and when? (I don't need to ask why.) Any pictures? Was it worthy of a world...
Harry: I would suggest for an audition. I do have wonderful memories of the Philly audition where nobody was awarded the job, but there were at least 20 some...
Yes, I've been at some auditions with a dozen or so people in a communal warm up room. It's hard to prepare and not just sit around laughing at the rumble. It...
There have been several Contrabassoon Festivals. Some of them were held in Las Vegas in the late 1990's. I have a video called, "The Sundownewrs Lowdown ...
There were 15 on the roster of the 2000 Contrabassoon festival in Park City Utah July 2000. I know I have a picture somewhere. I can't put my hands on it...
John Mack had a glioblastoma, the same tumor that killed George Gershwin. These very rapidly growing brain tumors are inevitably fatal. The silver lining of a...
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Hi Boyd, David Taylor here. Hope you are having a good summer. If I had had the time, I think I would have gone to the IDRS convention. Maybe next summer we ...
As Boyd said in his response, there were 15 contras at the Contrabassoon Festival in 2000. However, the answer to your question probably depends upon the word...
