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Author: bradfordlloyd
Date: 2013-05-01 19:20
I had never even seen one for sale before, but happened across one on the Evil Auction Site the other day. As the auction is now closed, I thought I'd share:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251264151008?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
That's a tiny, cute horn! I have no idea if Rampone and Cazzani made decent instruments, but it did get me thinking. Any idea if there's much literature written for these?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-05-01 19:36
Made for wind bands of that era they were 'color' instruments. Any parts for them would have been doled out to the piccolo by now.
.................Paul Aviles
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Author: Paula S
Date: 2013-05-01 20:55
Me want babba clarinet :-) Just when one thought the Eb was enough to be going on with ;-)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-05-01 21:42
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251264151008?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Incredible! They even managed to cram the forked Eb/Bb, LH Ab/Eb lever and articulated C#/G# onto it - short of being built to low Eb, it's nearly a full Boehm!
I've seen Leblanc Ab sopraninos pictured in their catalogues, but they were standard 17/6 configuration as opposed to this 19/7 one and have a doubled F/C key pad cup.
The Ripamonti Ab sopranino has the same 19/7 keywork configuration but hasn't got a barrel which is a pretty ridiculous thing on an Ab considering it's probably the two sockets separated by around 1-2mm of bore in between them. http://www.laripamonti.com/instruments/
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Bobby McClellan
Date: 2013-05-02 00:02
That this was neat to see, Wish i would have seen it, I would have went for it just to have it.
Bobby M. McClellan
Flowood, MS
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Author: Bill Patry
Date: 2013-05-02 00:05
Schwenk & Seggelke make one. Here is the link:
http://www.schwenk-und-seggelke.de/englisch/infopopups/klarinetteninfo_2000_asg.html
Here is their description:
The high clarinet in G or Ab was mainly used in dance-bands and popular music of the second half of the 19th century. The instrument was made famous by the clarinettist Georg Dänzer, who played with Johann and Joseph Schrammel's famous quartet in Vienna for a few years, replacing the button accordionist. The nickname "picksüßes Hölzl", literally "sickly-sweet little stick", indicates the instrument's specific tone: contrary to what its appearance might suggest, it doesn't possess (let alone exceed) the harshness of the Eb-clarinet, but has a fine, very responsive, flute-like sound.
In the 20th century, the instrument in Ab was employed in symphonic wind orchestras. It also features in large clarinet choirs to "substitute" the piccolo.
The 19th century instruments are often marked "G" but play in a modern pitched Ab. Hence we offer two sizes: an instrument in Ab for playing in historic high pitch (a=465 H) and for Ab-parts in modern pitch (a=440-445 H), and a slightly longer instrument in G to go with modern pitched string instruments.
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2013-05-02 00:23
In the opera orchestra, for a Verdi opera we once had offstage banda parts for Ab clarinet.
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Author: modernicus
Date: 2013-05-02 01:22
I was watching that, but the wife said no....I couldn't care less what is "written"for for it as I often play stuff by ear for my own amusement.
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Author: DougR
Date: 2013-05-02 04:12
Just for fun, follow this link to Marty Krystall's website--he's a doubler in LA, does lots of scoring work. He writes about his Ab piccolo clarinet and what happened when he let the wrong person know he had one!
http://www.k2b2.com/martyinstr.html
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