[Dixielandjazz] Bechet's sarrusophone

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Since it had a conical bore like the other instruments like the Oboe and Sax 
it I would think that it's an over blowing instrument like the sax and oboe. 
That is an octave unlike the straight clarinet that jumps a 12th.  Is that 
correct?

Does anyone know why the clarinet with it's straight bore jumps a 12th but 
the flute over blows at the octave with a straight bore also?

Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Edgerton" <paul.edgerton at gmail.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bechet's sarrusophone


> Brian Wood wrote:
>> I do not think there is any question that a sarrusophone is a 
>> double-reeded
>> instrument. In fact the sarrusophone was unique in double-reeded 
>> instruments.
>
> So far, so good.
>
>> Unlike the oboe or bassoon which have a parallel bore, the sarrusophone, 
>> a
>> brass  instrument, is conically-bored like a saxophone.
>
> Oops, that's wrong. The only woodwind instrument having a primarily
> cylindrical bore is the clarinet. The oboe and bassoon have conical
> bores, like the sarrusophone and saxophone. The sarrusophone's bore is
> larger than the bore of the "normal" double reeds, and the saxophone
> bore is larger still. Sarrusophones were made of of brass, like
> saxophones, but lacking a cup mouthpiece, both are woodwind
> instruments.
>
>> It seems that its inventor  in 1856, a man called Sarrus (!), was in 
>> direct
>> competition with Adolphe Sax but  his instrument fell out of favour in 
>> the early
>> 1900s. There were seven sizes of  sarrusophone, ranging from the 
>> sopranino
>> to the contrabass.
>
> In fact, the Sarrusophones were intended to be louder, more robust
> substitutes for the double reeds, primarily for military bands. They
> are capable of being played quite loudly. There's lots more about
> sarruspophones on Wikipedia:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarrusophone>
>
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