Wow the one that is pitched in either the key of "A" or "D" looks very useful.. Reasonably priced as well.. This might be perfect for someone in this house who plays woodwind instruments, and it isn't me! :-)
> > Toby Rider wrote: >>> >>>Jack Campin wrote: >>> >>> >>> (re Xaphoon) >>> >>>>Interesting idea but I don't see how anybody could play it accurately >>>> in tune: very short, no tuning barrel, no adjustable ligature, and a >>>> fiercely hard reed that would give you no lip control of the pitch at >>>> all. >>> >> >> Okay.. I have to ask.. What on earth is a Xaphoon? >> > > > See http://www.troubadour.uk.com/xaphoon.html > > It's a pocket saxophonish thing pitched in C and played by contriving a > rather strange arrangement of the fingers, which takes a day to master. > > It is about as loud as a clarinet, with a tone like an old-fashioned > sax, and has a fat mouthpiece like 19th century instruments. > > The advantage is portability, and for people who can play them, speed. > As fast as a tin whistle but with a fat sax reed sound. > > David > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html -- Toby Rider ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - "Some of those parts were totally rubbish, because when you think you're playing well when you're drunk, you're actually playing like an idiot." - Robert Smith Toby Rider's Understated Homepage: http://www.blackmill.net/toby_rider/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
