Klarinet Archive - Posting 000749.txt from 1997/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: R series Selmer Eb Contra
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 06:25:03 -0500

At 08:41 AM 12/15/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Well -- *do* not let's forget the sarrusophone.......
>Roger Shilcock
>
I'd KILL to get one of those! I understand they were made in ranges from
soprano through contrabass, but only the low ones achieved any success at
all, since they were easier to move around than the comparable saxophones.

And then there is always P.D.Q. Bach's "tromboon"...

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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.