Know anything about modern saxhorns?


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Posted by Jason Griffith on October 09, 2000 at 21:38:16:

I was on the Courtois web page and I noticed their Euphonium and Tuba page, their "baryton" page, and their saxhorn page. What a really cool looking horn. This saxhorn looks like a British-bore baritone without some of the tubing and with, get this, 5 valves and a tuning crook on the lead pipe that curves back in front of the horn.

Has anyone ever played this thing? Charlie? Klaus?

What key is this horn in? Where does it fit in with the other brass instruments in terms of timbre?

What is the lowest possible note on the horn?

Boy, if anybody knows, give me a shout. I'd love to add a horn like this to my collection. On the site, it says that Leblanc is their American distributor. Any dealers out there with info?



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