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Author: Barrie Marshall
Date: 2003-07-29 22:46
I know this is the CBB but I'm sure some of will be able to help on this saxophone question.
A friend of mine turned up at my Sunday lunchtime jazz session to have a sit in, he had with him a very old simple system alto saxophone, very solid, thick metal, the makers name was embossed very heavilly on the bell, it was'Professor Romeo Orsi' does anybody have any information on this maker? My friend paid £25 for it, it is in good playing order and sounds fine and in tune.
This raises another question, I said simple system because of the lack of keywork so I used that expression, are early saxophones called simple system like clarinets?
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-07-29 23:14
Orsi is an instrument maker operating in Milan since 1880. The firm became "Maino and Orsi" that year, having previously been "P. Maino," also in Milan since 1830 (Rendall, third ed., p193). The Orsi name is on many Clarinets.
And if any saxophones are called "simple system," I hope the term is applied much more consistently than it is with Clarinets. Some people use the term for Clarinets with six keys or fewer, some include Müller Clarinets, some even include Alberts.
Saxes have been accumulating more and more keywork as years have gone by.
Regards,
Joh
Post Edited (2003-07-30 16:54)
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