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Has anyone tried an Amati ABN 36 C contrabassoon?
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Alan Dawes
Sep 5, 2021, 5:35:23 AM9/5/21
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I've been teaching myself to play a bassoon again for the last 4 years
from when I was 70. My hearing is going, I have asthma and some arthritis
in my thumb joints so would like to experience playing a contrabassoon
before it is too late. The cheapest contrabassoon that I can buy in London
is and Amati ABN 36 C. Has anyone had any experience of one.
Thanks
Alan
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alan....@argonet.co.uk
alan....@riscos.org
Using an ARMX6
from when I was 70. My hearing is going, I have asthma and some arthritis
in my thumb joints so would like to experience playing a contrabassoon
before it is too late. The cheapest contrabassoon that I can buy in London
is and Amati ABN 36 C. Has anyone had any experience of one.
Thanks
Alan
--
alan....@argonet.co.uk
alan....@riscos.org
Using an ARMX6
Herman
Sep 5, 2021, 12:11:22 PM9/5/21
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It's only ten to eleven thousand pounds (UK)!
Couldn't you try and find another way to just try this instrument?
Couldn't you try and find another way to just try this instrument?
raymond....@gmail.com
Sep 5, 2021, 7:52:28 PM9/5/21
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On Sunday, 5 September 2021 at 19:35:23 UTC+10, Alan Dawes wrote:
> I've been teaching myself to play a bassoon again for the last 4 years
> from when I was 70. My hearing is going, I have asthma and some arthritis
> in my thumb joints so would like to experience playing a contrabassoon
> before it is too late. The cheapest contrabassoon that I can buy in London
> is and Amati ABN 36 C. Has anyone had any experience of one.
>
> Thanks
> Alan
No, but I love these lower sounding wind instruments.
> I've been teaching myself to play a bassoon again for the last 4 years
> from when I was 70. My hearing is going, I have asthma and some arthritis
> in my thumb joints so would like to experience playing a contrabassoon
> before it is too late. The cheapest contrabassoon that I can buy in London
> is and Amati ABN 36 C. Has anyone had any experience of one.
>
> Thanks
> Alan
The video below is very instructive, regarding the contrabassoon.
https://youtu.be/JVAe7YBUc6c
Ray Hall, Taree
Andrew Clarke
Sep 6, 2021, 12:43:19 AM9/6/21
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Andrew Clarke
Canberra
raymond....@gmail.com
Sep 6, 2021, 2:24:10 AM9/6/21
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On Monday, 6 September 2021 at 14:43:19 UTC+10, andrewc...com wrote:
Being sucked into one would be more of a problem.
Ray Hall, Taree
Ray Hall, Taree
Andrew Clarke
Sep 6, 2021, 2:35:17 AM9/6/21
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Andrew Clarke
Canberra
Alan Dawes
Sep 6, 2021, 5:58:08 AM9/6/21
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In article <3212d228-896d-4110...@googlegroups.com>,
Yes that is an excellent introduction to the contrabassoon. It must have
been made at about the same time that the Philharmonia orchestra used the
large rooms in an old warehouse on the south bank of the Thames, using
videos and live performers from each section of the orchestra so that
membersof the public could bring their instruments and join in - all for
free. Sadly that wasn't playing then, however one of the Philharmonia's
bassoonists was a tutor on a bassoon extravaganza course I did in 2018 at
Benslow's music with 11 bassoonists giving the first performance of a
piece for remembrance sunday (I was quite out of my depth!)
been made at about the same time that the Philharmonia orchestra used the
large rooms in an old warehouse on the south bank of the Thames, using
videos and live performers from each section of the orchestra so that
membersof the public could bring their instruments and join in - all for
free. Sadly that wasn't playing then, however one of the Philharmonia's
bassoonists was a tutor on a bassoon extravaganza course I did in 2018 at
Benslow's music with 11 bassoonists giving the first performance of a
piece for remembrance sunday (I was quite out of my depth!)
Alan Dawes
Sep 6, 2021, 5:58:08 AM9/6/21
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In article <fd2023a6-6273-45e0...@googlegroups.com>,
for a short term so that just as you get used to one you have to return it
and the next one available is likely to have rather different finguring in
the upper register so by the time you get used to it, it will need to go
back.
2 years ago I was lucky enough to be accepted as 3rd bassoon in an
orchestra despite my lack of skill and would like to add something extra
to the orchestra which is often short of double basses so like in Vienna
in Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven's time I could join them as needed.
The other reason is that I have a 12 year old grandson who plays the
bassoon in an orchestra and concert band in Birmingham so when I can no
longer play the contrabassoon it will be passed to him.
However this morning I rang Haworths in London and found that the contra
was already out on approval but I have my name down for the next one that
is on order.
Herman <her...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's only ten to eleven thousand pounds (UK)!
> Couldn't you try and find another way to just try this instrument?
I did think of hiring but that is expensive and usually the contract is
> It's only ten to eleven thousand pounds (UK)!
> Couldn't you try and find another way to just try this instrument?
for a short term so that just as you get used to one you have to return it
and the next one available is likely to have rather different finguring in
the upper register so by the time you get used to it, it will need to go
back.
2 years ago I was lucky enough to be accepted as 3rd bassoon in an
orchestra despite my lack of skill and would like to add something extra
to the orchestra which is often short of double basses so like in Vienna
in Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven's time I could join them as needed.
The other reason is that I have a 12 year old grandson who plays the
bassoon in an orchestra and concert band in Birmingham so when I can no
longer play the contrabassoon it will be passed to him.
However this morning I rang Haworths in London and found that the contra
was already out on approval but I have my name down for the next one that
is on order.
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