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Contrabass Classifieds Contrabass Classifieds These listings are provided and posted free for the benefit of the contrabasscommunity. Listings for bass, contrabass, and rare instruments,accessories, reeds, mouthpieces, etc., are acceptable as long asthey're relevant. You can include pictures and sound clips by means ofa URL: if you put the files somewhere on the web (and there are anumber of places you can do this for free), I'll link it to yourlisting (to avoid over-filling my web space). I reserve the rightto reject anything I find objectionable.Please let me know when the instrument is nolongerfor sale (or you're no longer looking). I will remove ads postedfor too long a period (probably 12 months), unless you contact me torenew.Individuals and music stores are welcome, again aslong as the posts are relevant (I don't think many of us need anotherBb soprano clarinet.).To post or cancel a classified ad, just send it tome, and put CB-CLASS in the subject line.

Please includecontact information (at least an email address where you can becontacted). If you're shopping, please contact the person listedfor additional information about their instrument.

You can assumethat all prices listed are in US dollars, unless otherwise specified.Woodwinds:. FORTRADE: I have a Kydd upright electric6-string bass, on its tripod, in very good shape.(There is one fingertip sized gash on the rear of the neck, cosmeticonly.) Pictures available. I would like to trade for a 4-stringelectric upright, any make considered.

Please email. Bb tenor Rothophone. Contact Paul Cohen, or try (posted 07/22/02). CONTRABASSOON#229 for sale. Manufactured in 1898.

Good workingorder but would benefit from some top quality restoration. $16,000.Please e-mail for more info. E-mail. Gig bags for large instruments byReunion Blues and by company founder Glenn Cronkhite.

I havebassoon,contrabassoon, bass sax, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, and tubabags in stock. I also bought the entire inventory of the ReunionBlues factory, which has closed, though they may import some new bagsnext year. More info on RB and Glenns new shop and complete baglistatSteve Ferguson, 818 951 9598 (posted 11/30/01).

Couesnon Eb Contrabass, missing bocal and case, unfinished brass,contact for price- priced to move quickly. Also selling a soprano,many, of various sizes and ages. See thefor details and contact info. (posted11/29/01). Leblanc Model 352 EEb Contra alto #237:Metal contra with nickel plated body and keys.

Range to low Eb. Comeswith a new Leblanc factory case and a new Woodwind Co.

Contramouthpiece.List price on the 352 is $11,000.00. Our price on this fully restoredinstrument is $3500. We offer a three day trial and and accept allmajorcredit cards. Please visit our website for more photos.

(posted11/26/01). TAROGATO - Koch Musikhaus, MunchenGermany - Hungarian folk instrument, 4 piece, Rosewood with solidGerman silver keys, cap and ligature. Wooden mouthpiece. Wooden sopranosax like instrument.

Newly repaded with white kid pads, cleaned, keyspolished, sanitized, bore oiled, adjusted and regulated. Please E Mailfor pictures.

Asking $3500.00 (posted 10/31/01). Selmer Paris EEbContra-Alto Clarinet. Two piece rosewood body, silverplated keys, bell, neck and floor peg. To Low Eb.£4500.00. E-Mail address - (posted 8/10/04).

Emblem on Bassoon 'Opera F.E. Olds& Son' Serial number is 553.

Red Wood basson comes with 1reed, one four reed case holder, 1 bocal, 1 seat strap, and 2 cleaningswabs. Bassson is a nice solid instrument. There are nocracks that Isee. It seems to play well. They don't make them like theyused to! I had it checked out and all the corks and pads aregood.Some of the finish is worn due to age. The case is a bit roughbut still protective and functional.

Nice used bassoon with agoodsound for $1,000.00 plus shipping. Please e-mail me forpictures.

(posted 10/01/01). 21 Contrabass and contra-alto clarinets!Selmer, Leblanc, professional and student models. Contact for prices. (posted 4/16/01). Mollenhauer Contrabasson for sale. Ifinterested, contact me direct via my email.

(posted 9/5/00). Orsi Eb ContrabassSaxophone: 'made for me in December 1999, it's better thannew, his range is until the high F and to low Bb, the condition isexcellent, absolutely no dents or damages, the lacquer is at 100%, nooxidation, perfect pads and profesisonal setup, engraved bell.

Also thecase is perfect. I'm looking for offers above US$27.000 (compareLA Sax's price for a new contra). Contact me (Attilio Berni) at if interested.' (posted 9/26/00)Brass:. Tubadave's.

SOLD 1953 King 2B 'Silver-Sonic' (sterling silver bell),restored to like new condition in older King case and with bored outBach 12 mouthpiece. The classic jazz and lead horn. Contact Robert Rusk, 811 Blue JayLane, Mishawaka, IN 46545 (219-273-4615) (posted9/27/01). SOLD 1970 Conn 78H, among the last of the Elkhart Conns,in good, used cosmetic shape (some dents and scratches) but excellentplaying condition. This horn is the best combination of four bells andfour slides resulting in an unusually fine playing solo and chambermusic instrument.

Contact RobertRusk, 811 BlueJay Lane, Mishawaka, IN 46545 (219-273-4615) (posted 9/27/01). SOLD 1937 Conn 70H bass trombone in silver plate withsingle rotor and tuning in slide. Recently restored to excellentcondition in new replacement case. Contact Robert Rusk, 811 Blue Jay Lane, Mishawaka,IN 46545 (219-273-4615) (posted 9/27/01). SOLD 1983 Holton TR 281 bass trombone with double in-linerotors and 10' red-brass screw bell.

This horn is in excellentplaying condition and very good cosmetic condition (no dents, somelight surface scratches), in original Holton flat case.$1400. Contact Robert Rusk, 811Blue Jay Lane, Mishawaka, IN 46545 (219-273-4615) (posted 9/27/01).

SOLD F Tuba: B-S PT10P in very good condition (few smalldings, some lacquer wear in back on the top and bottom). Itplays, sounds, and tunes very well.

Comes with PT64 mouthpieceand black Reunion Blues bag. Price is $5500, and is verynegotiable. They can contact me at (219) 778 2254 Richard Watson (posted9/27/01). Yamaha 321 euphonium, lacquer, withMinick main slide trigger, and hard case. Pics available.Steve Ferguson (818) 951-9598 (posted 8/10/01).

SOLD VMI 4/4CC tuba, 5 rotary valves, similar to Mirafone 188, but IMHO, betterpitch and sound, in great shape, a few minor dings, 100% lacquer, withBrasswind gig bag $3500. Pics available. Steve Ferguson (818)951-9598. Conn 4J BBb tuba, 4 front piston valves,lacquer, xlnt condition, formerly owned by Stumpy Brown, brother ofband leader Les Brown. With old Conn gig bag. $2300.Pics available.

Steve Ferguson (818)951-9598 (posted 8/10/01). European rotary valve F tuba, similarto B&S, nickel plated, either Russian or Czech, no markings.No case.

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Pics available. SteveFerguson(818) 951-9598 (posted 8/10/01)Strings/Other:. 3/4 size Double Bass.No markings but probarbly Czech.Made approx 6 yrs ago, but goodtone, especialy pizz. Bag/bow included. Email (posted 2/19/02). ' G.A.Pfretzschner'made in Markneukirchen double string bass 3/4 size it has aflat back and a professionaly repaired sound-post crack built circa1750 price $14000.

I may be contacted at 847-670-6737 or e-mail at thank youand may god bless america. PS) padded bag included. (posted 9/27/01)Wanted:. Wanted: Looking for Conn F Mezzo Saxophoneand/or Conn-O-Sax.

Please contact me at if you can helpme out. Thanks!. Wanted: Eb baritone sarrusophone, preferably inplayable condition. Contact. Wanted: Sarrusophone in Bb - any size, but mustbe playable. Contactin the U.S. (posted 07/22/02).

WANTED: CONTRABASSOON, CONTRABASSSARRUSOPHONE, CONTRABASS CLARINET. I'm in France.(posted4/10/02). WTB - BBb contra clarinet contact:Tony Clements at(posted 1/11/02). I am looking for a Heckel prewarContrabassoon bocal. Any length but prefer #1 and #2. I would beinterested in any prewar Heckel bassoon bocals also if you know of anyfor sale.

Contact me at. (posted 9/7/01).

Wanted: I'm looking to purchase a usedContrabassoon. If anyone has a lead on one, please contact me at. Thanks!:-) (posted 5/19/00). Wanted:A (Leblanc) stand for a Leblanc paperclip contrabass clarinet. Pleasesend any information which might lead to the purchase of one to.

(posted 2/19/02). Wanted:Looking for a used contrabass flute to buy.

Please contact (posted 5/3/01). Wanted:Looking for a good used (preferrably Loree) bass oboe. Pleasecontact Dennis Keller at the following email address.

(posted 5/8/01). Wanted:and PICCOLO HECKELPHONE by ora copy (no others).

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Any location. Prefer old Germansystem with the extremely thin walls, but will consider an instrumentof any vintage.Please contact: PeterHurd (posted 5/11/01).Note: Contrabass.com is not responsiblefor the content of any ads posted, and is not responsible for thecondition or quality (or even existence) of any item listed. If you are not familiar with the person youwish to do business with, I suggest using a service such as (which, incidentally,also permits the buyer to pay by credit card).

Heckelphone Production Data Heckelphone InformationLast update: 18:28:07CreditsSo much detailed information about Heckelphones has been provided bythat I feel special credit is due to him on this page.Mr. Hurd is the acting secretary of the North American Heckelphone Society.Thanks Peter!Heckelphone model designationsThe model number 36 is used by Heckel to designate the Heckelphone.Model 36b 'German system', upper joint left hand C is played with middle fingeras on the saxophone. It can also be played with the B fingering (left index)plus the upperright hand side key. Bb is played with A fingering (index+middle finger) pluslower right hand side key, as on the saxophone.

The lower joint (right hand)is fingeredlike an oboe, EXCEPT: left hand cluster for little finger (Eb, low B, long F)has almost completely different key positions from what one would expect on anyother model Heckelphone or oboe.Model 36i A precursor of the Conservatory system. It has a single right handside key which activates vents for C (B sharp) and Bb (A sharp).

The bottom jointis fingered like an oboe. The left hand small finger clusteris conventional Conservatory pattern.Model 36k A basic Conservatory system.

It is fingered like an oboe throughout,except that F# key (right hand) is a split plate (this is standand on models 36k,36 cons, and 36 voll cons). The upper part of the split plate is employed whenplaying upper joint Bb, the full plate is employed when playing F#.

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The purposeof this plate is to overcome the lack of an A resonance mechanism on the Heckelphone(A resonance is standard on English horn and oboe d'amore). Since the Heckelphonejoints are separated above the G# key cup, it would be exceedingly difficult toengineer the inclusion of an A resonance mechanism.Model 36 cons Like 36k though somewhat advanced. This model has F resonancemechanism, articulated Eb, left hand cluster has low Bb key which on previousmodels was played (along with low A) by a right hand thumb key. Lower joint ringand lever keys for E and D replaced with solid keys.Model 36 voll cons Same as 36 cons except that a C-D trill has been added(upper joint key as well as lower joint key).

The recent Model 36 voll consinstruments (since c. 1958?) have plateau solid keys throughout.Also, an articulated C# is now standard.Heckelphone Notes Pattern instrument A prototype or experimental instrument, not intended to be sold asproduction work.Heckelphone wood and finishes The older Heckelphones all seem to have a dark brown finish. Later model36 voll cons instruments (at least post 1963) have a bright red finish. The woodis the same as they use for bassoons: Austrian or Yugoslavian mountainmaplewood.Muting bell A separate bell which mutes the sound of the instrument.Stencil instrument An instrument built with no labelling intended to be 'branded' and sold byanother company as their own instrument.Wall thicknesses The earliest Heckelphones (some model 36b, and a few perhaps model 36i),have extremely thin walls.

Later, beginning 1921(?), a medium-thick wallinstrument was produced (models 36b, model 36i, and possibly one or two model 36k).In 1932(?), a truly thick wall instrument became the standard which persists upto this day.Heckelphone Serial NumbersThere is a great deal of uncertainty about how many Heckelphones have been produced.There are at least 2 known that have no serial number, and one 'stencil instrument'with no serial number.Serial NumberDateKnown OwnersPicturesDescriptionHistoryKnown SalesTerz Heckelphone in Eb151??35191915Piccolo Heckelphones in F006 190012 1900182 1933Model 36o. Close-up of bellModel 36 Voll Cons with muting bell, to low A,with all possible keys, including C# articulation, and right hand G# key,F resonance.