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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-08-29 01:12
Alright, I'll try to remember what I've got lying around:
Flute family:
- Yamaha YFL 674 Flute (0069xx) with standard issue EC head,
- B&H wooden Boehm system Flute (249xx), one-piece body and foot, metal head, ex-Royal Marines,
- Jupiter JAF 1121ES DiMedici Alto Flute (C02xx) with curved and straight heads,
- Yamaha YPC 62 Piccolo (360xx),
- Yamaha YPC 81 Piccolo (117xx) with wood and silver heads, cork padded.
Double reeds:
- Howarth S5 Oboe (45xx) with added thumbplate, kingwood body (new top joint in 1999), PVC bushed 3rd 8ve, trills and C# toneholes, cork padded throughout, Bb and C tuned for Conservatoire fingering,
- Marigaux 930 Cor Anglais (275xx) with added Howarth thumbplate and repositioned 3rd 8ve key, added adjustment screw on top fingerplate, Howarth adjustable thumbrest with sling hook, cork padded throughout,
- Dirk Kloffer Baroque Oboe after Terton, boxwood, 2 keys,
- Dirk Kloffer Baroque Oboe d'Amore after Eichentopf, boxwood, 2 keys,
- Orsi Bassoon, basic Heckel system, bought for £50 at an auction (why not?), original dent-free crook, and it plays very well considering!
Clarinets:
- Vito plastic Eb (020xx), removed cross Eb/Bb key,
- Richard Keilwerth Eb (367xx), German bore Boehm system with forked Eb/Bb, cork padded to F#/C# - F/C and E/B pads in white leather, dreadful tuning problems,
- Buffet R13 Eb, (717xx) awaiting rebuild once I get the keys and pillars back from being plated,
- Lyons plastic C clarinet, bought to do 'Carnival of the Animals', good tuning though the whole instrument is too bendy and plastic keywork is unreliable,
- B&H Marlborough Bb (212xxx) awaiting some nickel plating then full restoration,
- B&H Symphony 1010 Bb (531xxx), plays well but really needs a full overhaul and polish,
- Richard Keilwerth Oehler system (no serial number), 444Hz, it was cheap so I bought it out of curiosity,
- Leblanc LL full boehm (575xx), repadded in cork down to Ab/Eb, brown leather pads from F/C to low Eb, added pillar under throat G# touch, Marigaux adjustable thumbrest (from my cor),
- Selmer Centered Tone N.1 Bb (N84xx), unplated keys, leather pads,
- Selmer Centered Tone N.6 Bb (N69xx) - fully rebuilt, silver plated, PVC bushed toneholes and cork padded down to RH cross B/F#, all new screws,
- Selmer Centered Tone N.6 A (P10xx) - as above
- Selmer Series 9 N.8 Bb (A35xx), fully replated in silver, cork padded to RH cross B/F#, bottom 5 pads in white leather,
- Selmer Series 9 N.8 A (S52xx) in silver plate (original), padded as above,
- Selmer basset horn (879), unplated keys, leather pads (Gordon Beeson), lengthened crook (soldered 6mm length of 15.2mm bore nickel silver tubing inside tenon section), awaiting addition of thumb keys, LH low D lever and floor spike, plays well except now there's no low D key,
- Leblanc Alto Clarinet (43xx), unplated keys, awaiting restoration,
- Leblanc Alto Clarinet (78xx), nickel plated keys, awaiting restoration,
- Buffet Prestige Bass Clarinet to low C (339xx), some keywork modifications - removed LH cross Eb/Bb key, connection from LH 2 to top fingerplate with long adjusting screw, adjusting screw in pillar for top plate venting regulation, bar attached to G# cup to link with RH main action with adjustment for B-C#/F#-G# trills etc.
Clarinet mouthpiece set-ups:
- Vandoren B44 Eb, Rovner lig, Vandoren 2,
- Vandoren 'Profile 88' 5RV Lyre Bb, Rovner lig, Vandoren 2.5 (for CT/Series 9 set),
- Vandoren A1 Crystal, Rovner lig, Vandoren 2.5 (for 1010 & basset horn),
- Selmer C85 120, Rovner Light lig, Reeds Australia Vintage 3 (for Leblanc LL as it lives with my alto sax),
- Vandoren B46 bass, Rovner Light lig, Carbon Toptone Fiberreed MS,
Saxes:
- Yamaha YSS 62 Soprano (27xx), cork padded from C# up to high F#, including cork pads in both 8ves,
- Yamaha YAS 875EX Alto (0106xx), an excellent example of quality workmanship - should be used as an example for all companies to follow, cork pad in lower 8ve,
- Buffet S3 Prestige Alto, copper body, cork pad in lower 8ve, excellent tuning but keywork not as elaborate or as comfortable as the older S1 Prestiges on account of the Keilwerth parts, and too quiet and polite for playing lead alto in Big Bands,
- Yamaha YTS 62 Tenor (0327xx), fully repadded in early August with Premium Deluxe and (mostly) Precision Pads, cork pad in lower 8ve,
- Yamaha YBS 62 Baritone (30xx), Jiffy stand fitted to bell, brass thumb hook (from a YTS 61), cork pad in upper 8ve,
- Wurlitzer C Melody, US built, no front F, original pads.
Sax mouthpiece set-ups:
- Lawton 6*B ebonite Soprano, Plasticover 2.5 (don't laugh!),
- Lawton 7*BB metal Alto, Vandoren Java 2,
- Lawton 6*BBSpecial metal Tenor, Vandoren V16 2,
- Lawton 7*BB stainless steel Baritone, gold plated, Vandoren Jazz 2.5.
- Lawton 7*B metal Soprano, not used much now if at all, a bit too open - the 6* being much more controllable,
- Lawton 7*B metal Tenor, depends how I'm feeling (not that I like playing tenor),
- Lawton 7 ebonite Baritone, alright for sax 4tets but a bit dull for Big Band,
- Dukoff D7 metal Alto, Rovner lig, had a bad day with this once and put the Lawton on and stuck with them ever since.
- Dukoff D8 metal Baritone, Rovner lig, lowered baffle as it was too bright.
I still have some ebonites that I rarely use, if at all (I use Lawtons in orchestral and concert band playing):
- Selmer S80 C* Soprano, metal Yamaha lig and cap,
- Selmer S80 D Alto, Rovner lig,
- Selmer S80 D Tenor, Rovner lig,
- Selmer Soloist D Baritone (from late '50s-mid '60s), unplated metal Selmer lig and cap.
Non-woodwind:
- Andreas Zeller Double Bass, 4/4, all solid timber,
- Salvi Arianna Concert Harp, 47 strings, decorated extended soundboard, neck, column, base and body in various contrasting veneers, big fat sound.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2005-08-31 08:36)
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