Woodwind Instruments

I have to say : not very much; practically worthless except for a beginner; and ONLY if it is in good condition. The Bundy was very popular in the late 50's when it first came on the scene and was advertised as indestructible. However, it proved to be the opposite: it broke easily if dropped on a hard service and could not be repaired very well after a break. I had one that actually melted down in my car on a 4 hour road trip in very high temperatures.

It is basically the same as the 444n model which means it is a pro quality big bore, straight tone hole model best for playing loud and bending notes.

Be careful, you will need the correct mouthpiece to realize optimum intonation...which will be "OK" but not like a new horn.

Great keywork and sound!

It is Grenadilla wood aka african blackwood and in mint condition aftera fresh overhaul...IF you can find a buyer and if it is a good example of a 424N...as high as 1600.... but most likely only half that.

Good horns,... recommended by Artie Shaw and Johnny Mince back in the day

"They are all made of wood......

and they have something to do with wind." (Original answer)

While somewhat humorous, the original answer was only half right. Only the oboe and bassoon are regularly made of wood these days: when the flute is made with wood, it usually has a metal lining and often players will use a metal head joint on a wood-covered body. The French Horn and Saxophone have always been made from brass alloy and never have been made of wood. (An instrument from the renaissance which was played with a brass-type mouthpiece, but made of wood with fingerholes, with individual names for the sizes, from smallest to largest: cornetto, lysarden, and serpent, survived in the Serpent into the Romantic era, but did not 'become' the French horn, so even that loose connection fails to materialize!)

While all the instruments in the family have something to do with wind, that something does not differentiate woodwinds from brass instruments.

As for the members of the woodwind quintet, the oboe, flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn, they are a case of guilt by association and association by guilt: They sound good together. The Saxophone does not often feature in classical music anywhere near the others, although in jazz it isn't uncommon to find saxes, clarinets and the occasional flute on stage at the same time.

In short, what the woodwinds share is a romantic conception, a grouping and naming by fancy.

i played trumpet for six years before my first pneumothorax. I resumed a light practice routine 2 months after discharge, and promptly got a second pneumothorax. I'm sorry, but i think the condition precludes any playing in a professional capacity. Occassional, light practice is probably fine though. Depends on the individual. All the best...

the tuba is the largest

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You press the keys until a tune resembling "Crank Dat" can be heard.

Ah! The difference is the scrape shape. In America the reeds are scraped all the way down to the string, whereas in England they are scraped 1/3 -1/2 down. In America the only shape used is a "W" shape, in England they use both the "U" and the "W" shape.

Both the CL-300 and 301 are very good student instruments. The CL-300 was produced during the 1990s (1990-1999) and has a glossy finish. The CL-301 comes with a satin finish that Selmer refers to as "simulated wood", but both are good quality plastic instruments. The older Selmer/Bundy instruments were, in their heyday, among the most ubiquitous (and less expensive) student instruments that you could buy. They were pretty reliable but were targeted for the beginner(s). Still good to keep around during high school for marching band (outside) drilling and performances, but the CL-300/301 series are, IMO, better quality instruments.

Do you mean the song that's corus is " Row row row your boat, gently down the stream". Then it would be a song.

If this is the question I just had, then the bolded word is "clarinet", and therefore is an appositive.

It depends on the band. I'm assuming the "Concert Band" which is usually the same as the symphony orchestra - two from the oboe family (the oboe and English horn) and two from the bassoon family (the bassoon and the contrabassoon).

An ABS plastic or hard rubber clarinet can play in just about any weather. Even in the rain if it is equipped with waterproof pads (Valentino pads). You can literally dunk it in water, shake it out and start playing, though I wouldn't recommend it (you'd surely start getting some rust on the springs and in the screws holes).

In really cold winter weather like we have around here the high school band clarinet kids have a hard time with their fingers getting too cold to move smoothly and also with the key oil getting too thick, which causes the keys to get stiff or lock up. A plateau clarinet, which has covers on all the keys, would permit them to use gloves, and "changing the oil" to a lower viscosity (possibly silicone based) would help with key lockup problems. But plateau clarinets are very expensive and have their own set of problems (hard to keep adjusted, expensive to repair) and aren't something the average person adds to their instrument collection.

The hot summers don't seem to pose many problems for the clarinet section besides heat stroke out on the practice field.

With a wood clarinet you have to be very careful about temperature changes and using it outdoors in winter weather is very likely to cause something to crack - usually the barrel or upper joint, caused by the temperature difference between the outside temperature and one's warm breath.

An Oboe, or bassoon.

They are not brass instruments. They are woodwind instruments.

There is a corked section at each of the places where one joint (or part) of a clarinet connects to another.

In the orchestra and concert band, the Oboe, English horn, and bassoon (and sometimes contrabassoon). In folk and ethnic music, the bagpipe. In "early" music, the krumhorn and ranket or racket. Not used anymore but in use in the 19th and earlier centuries, the sarrusophone.

The notes to thrift shop on the clarinet offer basic advise on how to shop wisely as far as shopping clarinet is concerned. It also offers perfect solutions.

flute

Cork grease. :)

the hohner "saxaphone" was a novelty item from post war era united states... it was thought that a sedaded by music citizenship would be a more manageable one so several thousand were made and distributed practically free... as with everything else... a buyer in desire makes the demand increase, avg price 20-50 us dollars in a nice to excellent condition.

= H. Freeman clarinets are almost always wooden. Most models you'll find online are vintage makes from France or New York. Great clarinets. =

Mostly D and G back and forth

Hold down register key and cover thumb hole.

Piccalo (by far) is the highest. Next comes: flute, oboe, clarinet, french horn.