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Author: diz
Date: 2004-05-25 01:56
Attachment: oddity.jpg (17k)
I have no idea what this beast is ... a person sent it to me to identfy. It's either a soprano sax played by a giant (unlikey) or, heaven knows ...
thanks
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
Post Edited (2004-05-25 01:56)
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Author: DezzaG
Date: 2004-05-25 05:11
B flat soprillo visit:
http://www.eppelsheim.com/eppelsheim-blasinstrumente.html
Note the octave key on the mouthpiece.
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Author: diz
Date: 2004-05-25 05:33
It actually reminded me of a toy that pops out of Christmas Crackers (no idea what you americans call them).
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Author: RAMman
Date: 2004-05-25 12:05
I concur, a sopranino sax.
I've never seen a straight one though. I believe the sax solo in Bolero is supposed to be played on a sopranino, although most editions have it transposed for soprano.
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2004-05-25 13:19
RAMman - no, it's not a sopranino.
The Bolero solo was scored by Ravel for a sopranino in F, which was one of the instruments conceived by Adolphe Sax but which is no longer manufactured. An "ordinary" sopranino sax is in Eb. The thing in the picture is a soprillo in Bb, not foreseen by Adolphe.
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Author: Wayne Thompson
Date: 2004-05-25 14:57
How interesting. Benedikt Eppelsheim seems to manufacture the Bb Soprillo, an octave above the soprano, and the Eb Contrabass, an octave below baritone, but nothing else? A small market, heh?
WT
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-05-25 16:08
The Tubax has, as you might guess, gotten extensive discussion on the Contrabass board. It has a much narrower bore than a contrabass sax, and uses, according to Eppelsheim's site, a baritone sax mouthpiece. It's not yet in full production, and there are only about a half dozen in existence. People who have played it say it speaks quickly and easily and can play soft as well as loud.
Eppelsheim makes pertty much only instruments that no one else makes, which is why he doesn't make "normal" size saxes. I know that, along with Guntram Wolf, he makes a new-design contrabassoon, called the Contraforte. See http://www.guntramwolf.de/instruments/modern/basebassoonforte/index_basebassoonforte_mod_e.htm
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: diz
Date: 2004-05-25 22:06
thanks ... let's close this thread now ... I've had my question answered!!
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-05-25 23:09
Wow Ken...I think I need one of Wolf's "Tigers" for my next gig! 
Katrina
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