I'm just trying to get a feel for what is reasonable for a contrabassoon restoration. I own a Heckel (possibly built around 1921) in very good condition. I...
... Keith Bowen charged me $1,000.00 for a complete set of custom pads few years ago but the key work you wanted I ordered from Fox so i don't know what it ...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 10, 2008 3:51 pm
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Holden McAleer in Baltimore rebuilt mine 8 years ago and it is still doing great. His # is 410-444-6546. Dave Brook ... From: bundleofstix To:...
Dave Brook
ab4zr1@...
Mar 10, 2008 4:35 pm
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... My orchestra had Keith Bowen restore its Heckel Low-A contra (#393) in 2000 or 2001. He did the works: new stain and finish on the wood, silver plating,...
Hello all- I had a similar contra, I believe it was Heckel #161. About 15 years ago I had it restored by Marcus-Wieler Bassoon Workshop in Brampton, Ontario...
Ruth Gipps's "Leviathon" is available as a piano reduction from Trevco, published by Tickerage Press. It says on the cover that it is for Double Bassoon and...
Hi! I performed the Asian premiere of Leviathan in 1979 with the Hong Kong Philharmonic . . . the program was built around solo works for "non-standard"...
gbur@...
Mar 22, 2008 12:36 am
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FYI I had asked to be informed when the new Eppiel Bb contrabass clarinet was ready for sale and I was informed today that it is Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 22, 2008 3:31 am
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Eppelsheim is a maniac! I love it all so much! I was visiting with Hank Skolnick this last week and played on his new contraforte (some updated mechanism from...
... Yea, I love the contraforte and the Bb contrabass Clarinet but I just can't justify purchasing either at this time. JTC ************** Create a Home...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 30, 2008 5:30 am
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Hi everyone, I am performing the contra part to John Adams' Chamber Symphony in an April concert with our school's New Music Ensemble, and the part looks quite...
greetings, whoever this is from; I've had the pleasure of performing the Adams Chamber Symphony several times, and it's a blast. My first bit of advice is...
Steve, I think he means the high D, an octave higher. If I remember correctly, it ends the first movement up there. It's a tough part, no doubt, but...
Roger SOREN
chinsoft@...
Mar 30, 2008 12:10 pm
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I was doing one of my surfs of eBay when I saw this listing: ...
... Well, all I can say form the picture is that it looks exactly like my Heckelphone which I think was made in 2002. I could not see the side where the octive...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 31, 2008 1:00 am
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With the "starting" bid at $1900.00, I doubt $2000 would take one very far...... It appears to be a nice and rather recent (1960 forward) Heckelphone. ... ...
Well sure it would be. But there's no way that the pictured instrument is for sale. If you remember the last contrabassoon for sale on eBay discussed here...
I inquired to what the brand was, and the seller stated that the instrument didn't have a marked brand on it. The instrument just says Heckelphone. I don't...
Not unexpectedly, here is the reply from the seller regarding my request for a serial number. Notice that the instrument doesn't LOOK old at all. I suppose it...
Reading comments from this Ebay'ers history does not lend any more credibility to this seller than his responses below.................pretty picture though! ...
Wow - I'd be real skeptical about this. I'm pretty sure this is the same seller that had different pictures of a contrabassoon for sale in China not too long...
... I will be more than willing to help anyone on this list in any way I can to determine if this is a real Heckelphone for sale. But if he said that it is ...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 31, 2008 2:25 pm
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Trent is right - this Ebay seller has gotten into trouble before for attempting to sell contrabassoons that never materialised. I am certain the photo is of a...
But can serial numbers REALLY disappear? I figure even if the serial numbers are obscured by layers of dirt and grime over the years, they still must be...
Lim Sze Ai, Esther
elsa15@...
Mar 31, 2008 2:28 pm
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The high note fingerings really depend on the make instrument you're playing. I play a Mollenhauer and here are my fingerings for the two notes in question. ...
On the question of eBay, I have to come down somewhere between Trent and Jon. For years I had good experiences, both buying and selling, but recently have had...
Arthur Grossman
artg@...
Mar 31, 2008 3:02 pm
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In a message dated 3/31/2008 10:28:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, elsa15@... writes: But can serial numbers REALLY disappear? I figure even if the...
atljonchance2@...
Mar 31, 2008 5:02 pm
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Has anyone considered whether, if this Heckelphone indeed exists at all, it is perhaps a Chinese made copy? Of course this would not be legal as I'm pretty...
A) It would be illegal and Heckel would mercilessly attack them for it and B) Clarinets and Saxophones are NOT AT ALL bassoons, oboes, contrabassoons, english...
