Dear double-reed colleagues, This is a last-call for anyone interested in becoming a part of the Bill Douglas woodwind trio+ piano commission. Bill has now...
Hello everyone, I have available Fox contra #571 for sale. I bought it new in 2004. It has the divorced E system, right hand thumb E flat and C sharp spatula...
Hello all, I have lowered the price on my contra to $35,000. It is appraised for $45,000. It includes the contra and 2 Heckel bocals (1 & 2) in a custom hard...
jcannon@...
May 6, 2009 4:11 pm
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Greetings, All, The USDA has been considering releasing the wasp Tetramesa romana to control arundo donax. We double reed folk have more than a passing ...
Susan Wilson
swilson1958@...
May 7, 2009 12:55 pm
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Where(which states) are they considering releasing the wasps? Roger To: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com; scassada@...; megan.cassada@...;...
Roger SOREN
chinsoft@...
May 7, 2009 12:59 pm
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(Howdy,) It's too bad the shoots are so bitter in a juicer. Easily replaces $2 worth of asparagus. I saw some A. donax L. outside of Kona (HI) last month. It...
Thank you for the info. It's too bad that the 30 day comment period has already passed. I would have written a letter in opposition to this proposal. --Will...
OK, I saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it (partially because they took the effort to teach Jamie Foxx something about playing the cello so it...
Probably because they were filming a movie, and everyone wanted to be in it. Jon VSO Fox 560 ... From: ContraReed@... <ContraReed@...> Subject: [Kfg]...
I have no knowledge of this, but I did look into it a month & a half ago. They pulled the International Musician add early. Leads me to think they would...
I heard on good authority that Mark Romatz, fantastic player on both contra and bassoon was offered the Met job!! To: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com From:...
Roger SOREN
chinsoft@...
May 18, 2009 10:43 pm
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...bocals are like potato chips, no one's satisfied with just one. I'm trying to put together a comprehensive cross reference showing which maker's bocals fit...
... Well, Jon, they didn't pull the ad early, you just looked into it too late. It was announced around the start of the 2009/10 season after Toni Lipton...
We all know that at one time there were bassoons marching in bands. One of my students said that it was stopped because of a terrible accident, that we can all...
My thought was that it was just too unwieldy and didn't mix in with the instruments very well. I mean, you don't see a marching oboe do you? ... From: Nora...
At our All-State parade, there is always at least one poor Bassonist Marching along with the rest of the band. Along with the electric Bass player.... Jon ...
In a message dated 5/22/2009 7:35:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bsnbabe@... writes: We all know that at one time there were bassoons marching in...
atljonchance2@...
May 22, 2009 8:30 pm
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I have a Buffet-Crampon and Heckel [both high pitch] with lyre holders, and a low-pitch Lange (attr.) with lyre holders. Gunter Jöppig's book has a picture...
The three instruments of mine are bassoons, not contrabassoons. ... holders, ... (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100122638x1221845911x1201401556/aol?redir\ \ ...
Don't look at the marine band in DC, they have the oboists marching with oboes (but it's been confided to me that they don't even try to play). In a message...
So does the Royal Air Force. Keith Bowen From: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com [mailto:contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tootlepipes Sent: 22 May 2009...
Regarding bassoons in marching bands: There were copper bottom tympani in horse platoons Thundering, thundering, all along the way Double bell euphoniums and...
I remember playing that show one night when "Marian the Librarian" was late for her entrance. I may have started out having my "big fat say," but after...
... In all my years, I've never heard of any accidents that would have made people stop using bassoons in marching bands. I've always figured it's because: 1.)...