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Author: cjwright
Date: 2008-12-12 21:57
Yeah, I played it at the IDRS convention. Peter Hurd almost crapped his pants when he saw it. I think Peter spent at least 2 hours just playing that thing and loving every minute of it.
Peter said that there are some ergonomic issues in terms of key layout that they discussed. Guntram is still working on fixing the issues, but it's quite the sight to see!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-13 16:53
We had some tiger-striped kiddy clarinets in from Wolf - I thought with the black and yellow banding they're more like wasps!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: vboboe
Date: 2008-12-13 22:41
... wow, what an awesome instrument, looks practical with the floor spike and upturned horn like bass clarinet, presume it needs a neck or chest strap too?
info sketchy, yes -- is there a sound recording of it someplace?
Range? cjwright, can you describe it? and how about a ball-park price?
... don't like that name, loopy phone, maybe we could have a little chat proposing a better name to Guntram Wolf?
always enthralled by the variety of children's instruments available in Europe and so sad, practically no interest over here ...
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-14 01:35
Lupo means wolf, so I think the name is spot on. As there are many ~phones prefixed with names like Sax, Sarrus, Sousa, Roth, Heckel, etc. to give a name to an instrument of an innovative design, the Lupophone is the latest in a long list.
With a floor spike I doubt it needs any more support, and a bassoon/bass clarinet stand (K&M) will be ideal for it when it's not in play.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: vboboe
Date: 2008-12-14 03:12
yes, 100% agree Wolf's name should be in the instrument's name and fully agree the Lupo name is spot on, but somehow it's just not a winning combo, uh, phonetically in Amer-English -- it doesn't have enough 'glam', needs something to make it 'catchy' to the ear, seems to me the bass oboe has some 'gravel' in its reedy voice, so its name should too
... try saying it several times, word slurs mushily, canters along in slurry triplets, so as an example only, not my suggestion for a change, greek for wolf, lykos, lykophone, lykophon, lycofon, lycofone adds a harder letter and makes the word sound more distinctive, also articulates the triplet syllables more distinctly -- but this substitution does lose the germanic, certainly should keep that language flavour in it
what range is it? maybe add that to the name to identify it more uniquely --lupobariphone or lupobasiphone? or .....fone? But, these words are hard to read, no trouble in german, something of a stumble here
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-14 05:00
It looks like it descends way past a Heckelphone's low A and right down to low F.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: GoodWinds ★2017
Date: 2008-12-14 15:35
I don't think 'Amer-English' appeal should be a relevant reason to re-name the instrument. The makers are entitled to call it what they want.
If it plays, that's what matters.
GoodWinds
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-01-06 10:57
Just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupophon so it does go to low F according to that source (and from what I could see from the photo) - to cover the Heckelphone part in Alpensinfonie where Richard Strauss had apparently written below the range of the standard (low A) Heckelphone.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2014-11-09 12:56
Tom Hiniker just played Heckelphone for Alpensinfonie with the Minnesota Orchestra. Tom asked the contrabassoonist to play the low notes below the range of the Heckelphone. Tom says this strategy worked out beautifully.
Oboes.us
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Author: huboboe
Date: 2014-11-22 02:54
I played it at the IDRS in Arizona in 2013. Absolutely loved it. Full conservatory fingering, so you just play it. A big, full sound that you can feel in your gut all the way to your toes, easy response and just plain fun. I was tempted to buy one just to have it...
And, yes, Lupophone is a great name for it. A clever pun on the inventor and maker's name and it has something of the character of a wolf, stalking through the forest...
Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com
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