Category Archives: Music Instruments

Rothphone and Ophicleide, oh no!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Gandalfe

I was just finishing my annual project to provide pictures for the annual Sax Calendar that Pete Hales puts together. Running a bit late, okay really late, I called upon my friend QuinnTheEskimo (eBay Musical Instrument Retailer). He recommended I … Continue reading →

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SOLD: Buescher Bass Sax

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Gandalfe

Update: This instrument has been sold. For your consideration is a ’21 (estimated) Buescher TruTone bass sax. It comes with a new Mason Pro hard case, the original and a silver Gloger neck, two mouthpieces (Conn Eagle pickle barrel and … Continue reading →

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What the heck is he playin’…

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Gandalfe

It’s another ‘name that instrument’ for prizes and notoriety. Okay, what is it?  ;o)

Posted in Clarinet, Music Instruments, Oddities | Tagged | 12 Comments

From Planet Soprillo “The World’s Smallest Sax Quartet”

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Gandalfe

  Randy Emerick regales us with what is billed as “The world’s smallest saxophone quartet” with Soprillo, Eb sopranino, Bb soprano, and Eb alto playing a standard SATB sax quartet. Listen to it here: BlueSkies.mp3. Randy Emerick is a professional … Continue reading →

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Soprano mod to Low A

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Gandalfe

I was talking to Stephen Page about his soprano that he had Benedikt Eppelsheim modify to play to low A. You might remember that Benedikt built me a custom bass sax that plays to low A. Stephen sez: “For a … Continue reading →

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Voicing Exotic Saxophones (Soprillo and Bass Sax)

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Gandalfe

An intermediate sax player like me can only play a new instrument by spending a lot of time working on the voicing of the new instrument. It took me, at that time an alto and bari sax player, over a … Continue reading →

Posted in Eppelsheim, Music, Music Instruments, Saxophone, soprillo | 7 Comments

Tárogató (aka Taragato), sounds like a cat… being strangled… slowly…

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Gandalfe

I picked up a tárogató from my instrument selling maniac and friend QuinntheEskimo (eBay handle). The tárogató (or taragot, taragato) is a woodwind instrument in Bb with a conical form similar to soprano saxophone. I’ve read that the instrument probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Music Instruments, Vintage | Tagged | 11 Comments

Eppelsheim Bass Sax Happiness

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Gandalfe

The more I play this new instrument, an Eppelsheim Bass Sax, the happier I get with it. It has a weird cable running to the neck right below the mouthpiece. This is connected to a right thumb button. When pressed … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Muses – trying the Aulos recorder thang

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Gandalfe

So I’m home to take Suzy to lunch and noodling with the set of four Aulos recorders that we got last month on a lark. And guess what? For a sax and clarinet player, these are not easy instruments to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hobbies, Music, Music Instruments, Recorder | Tagged | 2 Comments

Recommended Seattle Music Instrument Repair Shops

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Gandalfe

These are just my experiences. There are some people in the Seattle music world who talk trash about everyone one of these sites I recommend except for Northwest Winds. But I have not found that to be true in my … Continue reading →

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