Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 1994/10

From: Timothy Tikker <tjt@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Keilworth straight alto
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 1994 12:33:41 -0400

On Fri, 7 Oct 1994, Kenneth Fischer wrote:

> Recently, David Lechner and Jay Heiser wrote about the Keilwerth
> Straight Alto Saxophone. This instrument has actually been around for
> some time. I first saw and played it at the 7TH WORLD SAXOPHONE CONGRESS
> in Nuremburg in 1982. It is quite a fascinating instrument without a
> practical application. In my opinion, the sound is radically different
> than the accustomed saxophone sound. Best Wishes!

Where's the article found? I'd be curious to see it.

It could well be that the sound is radically different than a curved -
which I'd like! (I prefer straight soprano sax sound to curved). The
trouble was that I was playing the instrument myself, alone. First, I'm a
clarinettist rather than a saxophonist, so I may not have gotten an
optimal sound anyway. Then being alone I couldn't hand it to someone else
to play so I could listen from in front of the horn. And then, I played
it in a room next to what must be the world's loudest HVAC system! So it
wasn't the ideal situation to test the sound. Perhaps I should go again,
bring a friend, and play it elsewhere in the store!