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...
Hi to all, Â Yes I am planning on attending the conference. Looking forward to meeting up with all like-minded bassonistes. Lewis Dann. [Non-text portions of...
Hola buenas, I have just received a half dozen "basson" reeds designed and made by Jean- Claude Montac from PLC2 cane. They were sold by post by his son Amaury...
sounds interesting andy, our friend larry ibisch had an excellent experience visiting AJ, and i also had recent interesting correspondence with the montacs...
Dear all, I found this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250387361502 Is anyone interested in this...
My teacher from my college days, Otto Eifert (retired principal of the Cincinnati Symphony) just listed his French bassoon on e-Bay. He recently repadded the...
Hello All, I found a beautiful rosewood Cabart French Bassoon last year and had always wanted one but now that I have it I hardly have time to play my German...
... The two photos are very small and it is not easy to see clearly the condition of the wood and the keys. Perhaps Otto Eifert can add some super-sized...
Good to hear from you, Wai Kit. I'll send your suggestion to Otto. His instrument is exactly like the one I one (except that my horn doesn't have roller...
Good to hear from you, Wai Kit. I'll send your suggestion to Otto. His instrument is exactly like the one I one (except that my horn doesn't have roller...
Hi Charlie, Actually I meant the right thumb F (I mistyped F#) ... Gerald Corey mentioned that it was available on Buffet as an option but Allard didn't like...
Thanks for explaining the Creation key. I think someone gave me an explanation a few years back, but I had forgotten it. I think a thumb F key would be a good...
Thanks. It's my understanding that the Selmers have have a very different u-tube/boot cap configuration than BC, so it looks as though it's just the cap that's...
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