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Post by altoclarinets on Jul 3, 2008 11:26:23 GMT -5
Mine is Buffet for higher clarinets and LeBlanc for lower ones. Fire away.
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Post by bariclaribob on Jul 6, 2008 10:42:37 GMT -5
Well... I haven't voted yet, but here're my opinions: For saxes, I love Cannonballs. They have a beautiful dark sound, but the bari play for jazz band is a Yanagisawa, which I love equally b/c it has a nice sound but it projects, which is really important for a low voice that sits next to the amps and drumset. For clarinets, I'm not sure. I have a 6 year-old plastic student Vito that I got when I started. I can get an *okay* tone out of it. I've been talking to my old bd about clarinets, and he told me not to go by brand and just by ear. I've heard great things about Selmers, but I'm going to just trust it by sound. Now, I'm sure that certain brands have better sounds, but until I try them, I'm reserving judgement. I can't say much about flutes, because I don't play flute, haha. But for oboes, the only thing that matters to me is that they're wood, because the plastic ones do not sound very good--then again, it was most likely because I wasn't very good
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Post by piccolo + ADD = fun on Jul 6, 2008 13:23:59 GMT -5
Prepare for the rant =D
Hmmm...flutes. My nice one is a Yamaha. I like it. I got it on ebay. My old nasty one was a secondhand Buffet. Gemeinhardt is iffy. Never liked Armstrongs personally. The only reason I know these is because I've had to play school flutes before in middle school.
Piccolos. What don't I hate? I don't like the off-brands. Like Venus. They fall apart too easily. Take compeition incident for example -will never fully let this go. Fate is a cruel thing- mine fell apart on the field before my solo. The only offbrand I do like is Maestro. I have one that went through the butcher shop for repairs. I'm never letting Music and Arts get their hands on my preciouses ever again. But it's still good. Gemeinhardt wood piccolos are excellent. I own one (again, ebay is my hero.) that our local legendary repair guy fixed up. (Dude, that guy is the god of instrument repairs). Same goes for Armstrong piccs. Never liked them. Never had a chance to play a Yamaha picc.
PS. NEVER buy a colored piccolo or flute. I don't care how pretty the purple one is. It sounds horrid. It's made of tin or aluminum. It's crappy. Don't go there if you want a good sound. Resin or Wood (or all metal if you prefer that) for piccolo or Solid Silver (or silver plated) for flute. [/end rant]
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Post by oboehorn77 on Jul 6, 2008 15:21:33 GMT -5
As an oboist, I must choose Loree. Hands down, best there is. Now, I could go on about how other brands are sometimes just as good if not better (from this list really only Yamaha or Fox, but there's also, say, Marigaux and Covey. Lots, really. But Loree most consistently makes the most amazingly awesomely beautiful oboes. EDIT: Here's a pretty good list of makers (oboe only) with credible commentary. www.oboes.us/resources/makers.html
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Post by saxy18 on Jul 6, 2008 19:54:10 GMT -5
i like fox, i play bassoon. my alto sax is a julius keilworth, its pretty good in my opinion, at least i like to play it better then anyone elses. (yes, i have played many types, my sax broke minorly and tehn the rental broke and ya...)
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Post by fluteaphonist on Jul 6, 2008 21:07:58 GMT -5
I like Jupiter... one of my flutes is a jupiter and it is really good... at least for me... and my other flute is a Yamaha and it is also very good.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 14:13:33 GMT -5
Can anyone recommend a good learner's oboe brand? Like for someone switching from sax?
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Post by oboehorn77 on Jul 10, 2008 9:03:44 GMT -5
I reccomend the Renard (by Fox) Artist Oboe (I believe that's 330). It has all the keys but a third octave key, which are really a relatively new invention so aren't necesary, and a Bb resonance key, which would be nice, but you can play a low Bb which is what matters. It's made of resin, but it's made well. It's really a pretty nice instrument and is often used by professional doublers. NO MATTER WHAT make sure you have a side F key and low Bb key. I highly reccomend getting a resin (fancy for plastic. They want to make it sound nicer, but it's the same thing) oboe because even though wood does sound nicer, it's not really so big a difference that a student (especially beginning student) will feel the difference. I'm playing on a Renard 330 right now, and have been for years and it's served me well, although I'm shopping for a new oboe because it's time to move up. Summary: I like Renard 330. You definately want: resin, Side (left) F, low Bb. EDIT: So, I will again end with a link. This guy doesn't completely agree with me but probably knows what he's talking about. It's a good reference. www.public.asu.edu/~schuring/Oboe/instruments.html#anchor122030
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Post by saxplayer12 on Jul 10, 2008 9:18:00 GMT -5
Yamaha for beginning sax (YAS-23) is the best student horn there is available, I've had mine for 5 years after buying it used and dented it up a few times in marching season, and it still plays wonderfully. For intermediate/professional models I think Selmer is the best. Have one of those too.
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Post by eyeswithpride on Jul 11, 2008 12:52:12 GMT -5
I've gotta say Fox and Selmar. I have a Selmar, and my stand partner has a wooden Fox, which I've been drooling over all year...
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Post by altoclarinets on Jul 14, 2008 13:20:11 GMT -5
@ BCB- Cannonball is a Selmer family horn... Found that out Monday, actually... Sorry I didn't put more brands- I tried for the most part to do ones that made many different types f instruments- you can only put like 10 poss. answers on a poll. @ picc+ ADD... first, what did you previously call yourself, and second, the best picc at our school is actually a brand new Global, with the rest mainly Gemeinhardts and Armstrongs (we have like ten of them).
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Post by piccolo + ADD = fun on Jul 15, 2008 14:19:54 GMT -5
^ apiccoloistwithadd. sorry bout that. Global...hmmm.....never heard of them. Offbrand? Alas...I just never fancied Armstrongs. Don't know why, but didn't like them too much. Gemeinhardt's wooden piccs as I stated before are brilliant. Just don't like their flutes too much...As I'm the only picc player as of now (The other girl lost half of hers...how do you do that?!?! I was about ready to strangle her, especially since it was a Yamaha!)
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Post by altoclarinets on Jul 16, 2008 18:41:04 GMT -5
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Post by piccolo + ADD = fun on Jul 17, 2008 18:09:19 GMT -5
Oooh...Shiney link -toddles off to examine- I shall add Global to my list of flutes to play sometimes in addition to Powell. like I'll ever be able to afford a Powell in my lifetime
Hahaha...Baby flute. We had a Venezulan exchange student last year who played soprano sax. He didn't speak much english, but he would come up to me, point at my picc, say 'Baby Flute' and then point at his sax and say 'baby sax' and grin. It was so adorable.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2008 18:35:08 GMT -5
Did he call bari's baby tubas?
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