Dear all, Just want to let you know that this particular recording has also been reissued on CD by Erato Japan. Again thanks Guy for the link! Wai Kit Leung ...
Hi all, I now have a French Bassoon to play with: however, it needs a bit of attention. Most of the work that is needed is work that I can do myself (clean...
You have not yet said what make of Basson you have. On both my former Buffet no. 5018 from 1974 and now on my RC model no. 6330 from 1999 the plug at the...
Thank you for your reply. I should have added that it is a Buffet. For an instrument of its age it is in excellent condition: the bore is (after a little...
The key between the second and third left-hand finger holes is a trill key, mainly for the D to E-flat trill in both octaves. The trill key above the first...
It's the D-Eb trill that's out of action: I shall add a spring and make it work! Left hand little finger has no rollers. Right hand 3 and 4 have rollers. Left...
Also, I should have mentioned the bocal: which you've done in you most recent email. I have an old bocal with the instrument which I assume is original. In an...
I assume that the left thumb three keys are the a) A/B-flat, c) B-natural/C, and c) high D register keys and therefore you lack an alternative crook/bocal key...
You are correct, the crooks/bocals for the modern Selmer basson do not match a Buffet due to the crook key fitting. I would warmly recommend using a recent,...
Spreaking of keywork on older Buffets, mine sounds somewhat similar to David's, except: I do have four keys for the left thumb on the tenor joint, but the...
... From: Randolph Pitts dba Lendall Pitts Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:04 PM I finally gave up trying to depress both the C sharp key and the whisper key...
Here is a guess at your "mystery" key from page 158 of Baines; Woodwind instruments and their history (Faber); "The trill key for the left thumb, if fitted, is...
Of the left thumb keys, only the top two are vents. The lower key is a trill key and plays a very stable and in tune (even on my old and leaky instrument!) F#...
There are two main sources of finished reeds used by French players; - Glotin www.glotin.fr where I find the type C (length 60 mm) with scrape/grattage 03 to...
Howdy All, Basson Radio is running in 64kbps (Stereo!) for a weeklong test with the Erb contrabassoon Duets...Sorry dial-up users, it will return. Runs: Mozart...
Many thanks for this. I ordered three reeds from Neuranter earlier, 60mm after reading what you prefer (playing French alongside German system players will be...
I forgot to mention that the left hand trill key is linked to the left hand 1st finger trill key. Shall I take some photos to put up on this group's 'photos'...
... From: Antero Ojanto Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:09 AM Here is a guess at your "mystery" key from page 158 of Baines; Woodwind instruments and their...
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