clarinet

Forum Post Conn clarinet 1926 model?
I found a clarinet at auction. from the serial i think it's a 1926-- 4N B149986L seems like a decent wood clarinet.. is it a pro or student model? is there a specific name for the model lik...
Forum Post Sax to clarinet
...for a teacher that understands both instruments. I always encourage beginning doublers, whether flute or clarinet, to spend a lot of time on tone and scales. Be certain you understand the fundam...
Forum Post Help with strange Conn clarinet: short barrel?
Folks, can anyone help me with information about a Conn clarinet that I picked up recently? I believe it's from 1939 or thereabouts, but have no idea. It is definitely low pitch but has a...
Forum Post Quality of Antigua Winds Soprano Sax
Hi, My daughter is entering high school in the fall and she has been playing the clarinet for some time now, she wants to get into jazz band in a year or so but there is no clarinet section. She is in...
Forum Post tuning up to concert pitch!!!
...started playing the saxaphone- I already play guitar/bass/keyboards and my girlfriend is pretty good on the clarinet. I love the sax now so much but we are having a hard time getting it (and the clari...
Forum Post More low regiter problems on teror
... lot wood shed type of practicing. I play a Conn 10M #341806 with Dukoff 05 (reworked open) #2 1/2 Reed Clarinet Wells MP w/ 2/12 reed no problems (Started on clarinet played more clar than tenor ...
Forum Post Re conn c melody
...) as well as my Conn (tenor type neck) other C melody made in 1916 plays well intune. I use Rico Royal Bass Clarinet #3 reeds. I compared the original C melody reed with the bass clarinet reed and the...
Forum Post Famous people played sax
Clarinet also.
Forum Post Tenor reed on Alto mouthpiece?
...y tenor reeds on ther bari mpc, because the table is so small. Once I even had to play alto reeds on my clarinet, because I got an emergency call from a double-booked friend early in the morning a...
Forum Post SOPRANO STRAIGHT OR CURVED???
... the biggest difference is in the angle at which you play. To me playing on a straight soprano feels like a clarinet. The same goes with a curved neck. The angle is better but it still has the same ba...
Forum Post Lenny Pickett
... he was joined by Steve Slagle (?) on alto, and a drummer. As I recall, he played tenor sax, Eb soprano clarinet, and tenor sarusophone (with a single reed mouthpiece). He sounded great on everyth...
Forum Post Which Ligature?
i'd go rovner...have one on my clarinet, and it's amazing...
Forum Post How could I have missed it!!!
I saw a funny one the other day... it was 'Clarinet'.
Forum Post YAS-875 Custom
...e bore versus resistance story. In discussions of the effect of bore on the wind requirements of contrabass clarinets (www.contrabass.com) from Selmer (large bore) and Leblanc (narrow bore) the prevai...
Forum Post Reed Clippers?
Would not be without on (or more). Have several for clarinet and at least on or two for alto and tenor. BUT DONT BUY A CHEAP ONE!! I would recommend the Cordier (French) list is $40-$45 but much less ...
Forum Post Selmer D, anyone?
I play a Selmer D on alto and tenor and an E on soprano and clarinet. That was my teacher's recommended setup many years ago, and he was a veteran of the big bands. Both lays have served me well,...
Forum Post Metal or HR?
...lto saxophone in jazz band. I'd consider myself an advanced player, but not professional. I started on clarinet (6th grade), and still play in symphonic today, and started playing sax for jazz ba...
Forum Post Dave Matthews Band Saxophone Music
...LeRoi Moore, plays just about every wind instrument there is to play in a band, alto sax, tenor sax, flute, clarinet, piccolo, and the list goes on. -Matt...
Forum Post re-nuclear whales
ALL of the currently manufactured pro model contrabass clarinets (Leblanc 340, Selmer 41, and Ripamonti) extend to low written C (Bb0). However, only one modern contra alto clarinet extends to the low...
Forum Post My first soprano sax ???
I played the clarinet... pretty well (i think) for years and then just stopped about 5 years ago. I've suddenly found the motivation again but this time i really want to give the soprano a go....
Forum Post Yanagisawa reputation?
...get a Yani Bronze 992 tenor. These are great horns. They are also incredibly understated. I talked to a clarinet player once that said, 'Leblance used to be the best clarinets out there but t...
Forum Post Advise for beginning soprano
... went away!!! Interesting about blowing too hard - have to examine that in my playing - Note I'm a clarinet player mostly, though I do play Alto in a Jazz band. Thanks for the information...
Forum Post Best bargain brand
...sax. I like the sound of a soprano sax and I would also like to play along with my daughter who is a decent clarinet player. I'm not looking to pay over $500 for one though. my question is: What ...
Forum Post Mouthpiece for Buescher Tru-Tone Tenor?
I am a beginner sax player, some experience with clarinet. The horn guy checked this old girl, said she was OK (one pad, levelling, etc.). Besides the terrible time hitting the notes below D, I am hav...
Forum Post woodwind/brasswind tenor sax
Hi there, Here is my experience as the father of an accomplished clarinet and sax player. It may seem worth it to buy used or intermediate level horns... but, if your student is at all interested (...
Forum Post Silver plated or silver lacquered, how to find out?
...urchased from Poland, and am quite happy with it. (This is my first saxophone... As a teenager I played the clarinet in a band, but stopped playing altogether for 14 years, before starting up again no...
Forum Post Source for Irish sheet music.
...or A. Not quite as bad as playing with rock guitarists, but you may wish that they made an A sax like the A clarinet. Hope this helps. Good luck. Gregg DISCLAIMER: The statements and opini...
Forum Post Classic musicians dilemma
I am a reforming bass clarinet player (yeah, I know the jokes..*g*) who is now playing alto for my church during the Sunday and Wednesday services. Due to other financial constraints, I can't aff...
Forum Post F/S: Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul, Korg Pa2XPro 76-key Arranger Keyboard
[b]We are leading company in distribution of Musical instrument such as Saxophone,Drum Set,Trumpet,Keyboard,Guitar,Digital Piano, and many more at very cheap price with complete accessories. We are go...
Forum Post Steve Goodson is a lying, low-life thief....
Hi all, In 1998 I took my old band horn, a Selmer MK VII tenor, to Steve Goodson in New Orleans to leave it with him for consignment sale. When I contacted him in early 2008 about getting my horn ...
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