Hello all, Wondering if I'm the only one who uses for e2, L-1 and R-2-3 for this note. I have always found the official fingering unsatisfactory of L-1 and...
Gerald Corey's "How to Make the Bassoon Work" article (https://www.idrs.org/Publications/Journal/JNL1/frenchbsn.html)lists L1 R23 as an English fingering "more...
Hello Jim and all: It is ironic that you choose a fingering Jim, that was preferred by Cecil JAMES, the last major British player to always play his ...
Hello, My name is Jon Tim Chance I am new to the group. I recently purchasd a beautiful carbart French system bassoon form England and am now try to learn to...
... Hi Jon Tim, You've certainly come to the right place. This group is probably the best in the English-speaking world for help and advice on this noble but...
... <https://www.idrs.org/Publications/Journal/JNL1/frenchbsn.html> ... Randolph, Thanks, I have taked to him via e-mail. I am a memeber if IDRS but thanks for...
Hi everyone! Does anybody know how to trill F# to G# (below middle C). I am playing the Nielsen Quintet which requires this trill. Warmest regards, Howard....
Hi Howard, The only way I know to do that trill is to play F# with RH3 holding down both the G and F keys, leaving the little finger free to trill the G# key...
Hi again Howard, I've just noticed that I got the wrong octave! Sorry! I do have a trill (from Maurice Allard's book) for f#-g#: play f# with no fingers down...
yes, this works. instead of the high e key, the high e-flat key (f# triller) along with the c speaker key works pretty well, too, and might feel better. the...
I think the A-flat key remark is for the f2, not e2. On my still-beloved Mahillon the open f2 is with a lot of reeds the only unsteady note, so I am used to...
Yep, you're right. "Add Ab if weak" pertains to f2, not e2. May bad! I think that opening the left thumb low Eb key is another way to improve the f2. Adding...
Thank you everyone for your help, I think this trill is ok on my bassoon but I will have to wait to try it out properly. I discovered a nasty split in the boot...
I purchased a beautiful carbart bassoon off ebay form the UK and it looks like it has hardly been played. The man said that a woman's husband purchased it in...
It seems my extended Christmas break was just long enough for me to miss out on the 35L for sale on ebay. (It figures...just as soon as I go offline, one comes...
Hello all at French Bassoon group yahoo. I now have copies of the first CD recorded by the members of the North American French Bassoon Quartet. Programmme: ...
I have just looked at the IDRS 2009 programme. It is somewhat of a surprise. A great many British performers and pieces (to be expected) but very, very few ...
dear andy and friends, yes, the NAFBQ is planning on being there. (our time slot is not yet assigned as far as i know.) I also made a separate proposal which...
Could it be that the Continental European players haven't had their timeslots finalized yet? I saw from previous announcements that there would be tons of...
Well, Valery Popov is giving a masterclass, if I remember correctly. I don't like his playing, but major kudos to him for giving us the one and only commercial...
Good day!, It's here for another year. Some gradual inprovements, hopefully with regards to music and sound quality <grin>. Added: Messiaen "Turangalila" Faure...
Dear all, I am planning on attending the IDRS Conference this year. Just want to see who else on this group are planning to be there. I hope everyone is...
Hi Wai Kit and friends! -glad i will see you there. And i did want everyone to know that Ludovic Tissus of the Paris Opera will be performing! The time slot is...
Hi Wai Kit, It would be great to meet all my North American French Bassoon friends. Being one of the nearest, I bet the irony will be that I can't make it, it...
Hola buenas, I have just had a quick look at the IDRS 2009 programme. The "basson", as played by professional French players, is very poorly represented this...
hi andy and thanks for this heads-up. i will check it out. the last thing i heard about the north american french bassoon quartet, in which i play, was that...
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