A university in East Texas had an Ernst Reidl contrabassoon in the 1990s. It may still be there, as it was the school's only contra. It was, in my opinion, by...
Heckel #5902 Recenttly overhauled and ready to play. Has been serviced by Chad Taylor & Jimmy Keyes this June. We repaired wood rot in the 2nd finger hole of...
Heckel #5902 Recenttly overhauled and ready to play. Has been serviced by Chad Taylor & Jimmy Keyes this June. We repaired wood rot in the 2nd finger hole of...
Does anyone know if there exists anywhere a recording of "In a Deep Funk" by Daniel Dorff? I'm planning on playing the piece at my junior recital next fall and...
Hey all. I noticed previous posts dicussing a Linton contra that was on Ebay. This is probably the one I bought a while ago, and it is indeed probably made by...
I have a great recording of Roger Soren's premiere at IDRS, and Roger's glad for me to share this. If you send me your street mailing address off-list, I'll...
Nancy L. Owen, wife of Chip Owen of Fox Products, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Please keep Chip and his family in you thoughts and prayers. For...
Just curious, but does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it would cost to restore the instrument? I wish auction were longer, so I could decide if...
I can give you a rough idea, since I had an old Mollenhauer some years ago which I examined the possibility of doing an extensive amount of work on. The one I...
I've played an instrument similar to this one, albeit an instrument WITH keys and pads. The instrument played well and had a "pretty" sound, however it was...
I came into possession of an old Heckel contra in the early 90s. I believe the serial number was in the late 100's (197 comes to mind, but I can't be sure and...
Dear Steve: Some months ago I was inquiring about obtaining a C bell for my Heckel Contra #201, which has a removable B and Bb section. There had been another...
... From: "David Taylor" <bigbrothersue@...> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:17 AM ... Please pardon a redirect, but I've found the reverse to be...
I'm thinking of having the entire left thumb key configuration for my Heckel contra (built in 1923) replaced by a modern configuration (perhaps, like that of...
i just wanted to say for whatever it might be worth that I knew a contra player [who shall remain nameless] once who got together with his repairman and they...
Your bass keys for the left thumb are probably fine. It's just the vent keys and perhaps the C# key that you would need to change. I agree with your...
Seems that two men were overnight guests in a country home that was so old-fashioned that it enjoyed neither electricity nor indoor plumbing. When one of...
Oskar Adler contrabassoon -- low Bb (not opera) -- in Germany with no case. Buy it Now for $6350. eBay auction ending Saturday Artikelnummer: 220031026332 ...
Howdy!, Sure looks like a low-A to me...I guess you could ask... -G. ... From: "heckel4565" <heckel4565@...> To: <contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
... I agree! Also has an extra A-flat key (for the right thumb) - nice touch. Too bad it doesn't have rollers on C/Eb left hand. But not a bad price for sure!...
It is certainly a low A bell: you can see the low A key for the left pinkie beside the low C#/D# keys. It looks exactly like my instrument, (serial no. 1162,...
Hi, My old faithful Saturn station wagon is about to end its life and I am looking for a not-too-expensive car that fits my hard contra case (FOX), bassoon, a ...
... I've been known to give bass players a ride as well as the giant Heckel contra with low A bell. But I guess that doesn't help you. Look into something...
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