Hello group, I was wondering if anyone has advise for buying a basson? If it is not possible to try an instrument, what questions to ask and what prices would...
Hola buenas, My advice is to NOT buy - a non-French "bassoon", for instance a Maino & Orsi or a Hawkes, - a Selmer prior to 1981 (serial number 4200) - an...
hi andy and steve, andy's advice is excellent. as a professional who plays a fox 660 and a buffet RC from 1981, i can relate to your requirement of a fine...
Does any one out there know the year for the various serial numbers from the the turn of the 20th century up to the present time plus what the various letters...
Hola buenas, Maarten Vonk's new book, A Bundle of Joy, see www.fagot.nl, has the serial numbers of nearly all the manufacturers of fagotts and bassons. That...
I recently sold a restored bassoon to Jean Claude Montac in France. His son, Amaury Montac, is a "luthier" and has a very intereating web site which is...
bravo larry! i will look chez amaury sometime. -chuck ... From: larryibisch <larryibisch@...> To: frenchbassoon@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 4,...
Thanks for the reminder, Larry. A very interesting series of photos on this site shows one way of adding a "Fagott" right thumb B-flat to the "basson". About...
Great site,I want one of these- Steve http://www.ajmusique.com/cleculasse.html ... adding a "Fagott" right thumb B-flat to the "basson". About two years ago a...
Here is a basson I saw on e-bay that seems to be missing all the wing joint thumb keys, 125 bucks starter. The photos seem to be in worse shape than the...
I just realised the link might be helpful! Oh dear. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&rd=1&item=120151516341&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002 ... ...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any tips for the problem of water in the finger holes. I seem to have loads of water coming out of the LH 1st & 2nd...
dear john, i have not had this problem lately, though the c-sharp hole could occasionally get water; it would go away after i blew it out, even sideways with...
Hola buenas, Another variation on Chuck's "trick"; before winter sets in, in all open tone holes use a doubled-ended cotton "thing" (are they called Topsies in...
To Chuck Holdeman and Antero Ojanto (et alles), Another terrific method taught me by W. Hans Monnig in Philadelphia in 1955 is: Take a long piece of reed...
dear friends, in case jo ann has not included you in her list, here is an announcement by her production company. jerry corey deserves credit for bringing us...
Thanks for that Chuck, I wish I could hear you all next week. Have a great time, and I would love to hear the recording. Best wishes to you all, John. ... ...
Dear all, I have been very fortunate to own a CD copy of Maurice Allard's second (and final) recording of Vivaldi's E minor concerto. The recording was made...
hi wai kit, yes, i would be interested. whom shall i contact? thanks, -chuck ... From: Wai Kit Leung <waikitleungca@...> To: frenchbassoon@yahoogroups.com...
Dear Gerry and friends, If you ever wanted to make this into a NA French Bassoon Quintet, let me know. I amd always available. Studies will Allard, James, and...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
