Klarinet Archive - Posting 000691.txt from 1998/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Ophicleide?
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 03:42:14 -0500

Yes -- it was/is like a serpent, but made of brass. No -- it's NOT a
valved trombone, or valved anything - it has finger plates, and in
principle is like a giant bass cornett, i.e., its sounding length is
governed by opening holes.
Roger Shilcock

On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Edward Branham wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 01:16:59 -0500
> From: Edward Branham <ebb@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Ophicleide?
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> Would that "keyed snake" actually be something like a particular kind of
> valve trombone called in Olde English a 'serpent'?
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> Mark Charette wrote:
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> > One of the great pleasures of being Webmaster of sneezy is getting
> > some interesting messages in languages other than English. Most
> > of the time I can puzzle out the intent, but I sure do stumble
> > onto words I've never heard of.
> >
> > The following message had two pictures of what I assume to be an
> > ophicleide - a strange instrument if I ever saw one (I had to look
> > this up - the etymology is "keyed snake"). If anyone would like a
> > copy of the pictures I'd be more than happy to send them to
> > you. I won't be posting them on sneezy because I believe (if my
> > conversion from French to English via high school Latin can be
> > trusted) that this is an ad to sell it for 20000F.
> >
> > > From: cjsax <cjsax@-----.fr>
> > > SMIGA Michel
> > > F60240 VAUDANCOURT
> > > Fax: 02 32 55 26 95.
> > >
> > > Artisan luthier vents anciens.
> > > Early wind instruments repairer.
> > > Wiederhesteller alten instrumenten.
> > >
> > > Madame, Monsieur, le 1/2/98
> > >
> > > Je me permets de vous signaler qu'un de mes clients a actuellement
> > > un ophicleide Charles Joseph SAX numerote=82 datant de 1835, non
> > > restaure, a vendre 20000F dans l'etat. N'hesitez pas a me contacter
> > > dans le cas ou vous connaitriez quelqu'un interesse=82 par cette
> > > piece de musee. Dans l'attente de vous lire, meilleures salutations
> > > et bonne annee 98! SM.
> >
> > --
> > Mark Charette | "This is a very democratic organization, so let's
> > charette@-----. All those who disagree with me, raise
> > MIKA Systems, Inc.| their hands." - Eugene Ormandy
> > Webmaster of http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet, The Clarinet Pages
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