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Bird's Grafton

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-04-20 16:13

Here's a short, good story on Charlie Parker's plastic Grafton alto http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/archives/2007/04/birds_plastic_a.html, with a link to a clip where it's being played http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISadfOcJn3A&mode=related&search.

Would you believe it sold for $144,500? How many perfectly restored Mark VIs or Cigar Cuttters could you get for that.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: William
Date: 2007-04-20 16:45

$144,500!!!! I only hope that it was thoroughly swabbed out before being "passed on" at that price.

And yes, you doublers out there should always swab your sax after use, same as your clarinets. Pads last much longer and it doesn't develop those foul odors when stored between gigs. FWIW, I have separate swabs, one for the main body and a smaller one for the neck.

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-04-20 17:01

Nice one, Ken!

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: GBK
Date: 2007-04-20 18:38

Even owning Parker's alto won't make playing Anthropology at mm=300 any easier...GBK

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: skygardener
Date: 2007-04-20 19:33

the graftons that weren't owned by bird go for beans, right?

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: larryb
Date: 2007-04-20 19:35

Are you kidding - swab out bird's alto?

I'd drink the stuff if I could.

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: skygardener
Date: 2007-04-20 22:56

Wow! That's gross!

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: samohan245
Date: 2007-04-21 00:37

larryb wrote:

>I'd drink the stuff if i could

thats a little unsanitary

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Re: Bird's Grafton

Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2007-04-21 01:17

Nice video of Bird's legendary plastic Alto...thanks!

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

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