Woodwind Instruments

A clarinet made by the Leblanc company. Did you mean something other than that?

Leo Collins was my grandfather. He was ill with gout when he worked at the covent garden and I believe that this was about 1948-1950

The contrabassoon is the largest one in regular use. Not used anymore is the subcontrabass sarrussophone.

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It is held vertically with your right thumb under the thumb rest on the back and left had on top. The Left thumb controls the octave key on the back of the top stack. The pointer, middle and ring fingers on both hands operate the round keys on the body, while the pinkies are used to play the long keys that protrude from the sides.

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it can go up to 3 octaves low to high with middle well in the middle

the lowest is E and the lowest is E

It's the fifth key.

c e c e d f e d f e e g e g f e d g f e d c c

The piccolo.

It shouldn't have to soak in water. As long as you suck on it and get it moist before you play, you can play on it.

This is tricky and takes a while to master but when playing the oboe properly it can be accomplished. Practice by blowing out (without the oboe) and slowly bring in, in breaths.Try and get the breaths close together.Keep practising until you are satisfied and are able to blow the reed in the same way.Oh, try practising with a medium-soft reed.

No, so far on the show how it's made hasn't showed how to make an oboe. I really wish they had though and a bassoon as well. I play both if you were wondering

He didn't. The saxophone was invented by Adolph Sax (a belgian) and patented by him in 1846

Basically you would mime the act of playing the sax...you may preface it by spelling saxophone or just sax depending on the situation...you could also trace the shape of the sax with your hands then show what it looks like to play the instrument

The woodwind family includes the following from highest to lowest. Piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon

Flute. I play one myself, but if you are looking to buy it, you should know that every now and then you MIGHT have to get the pads changed on the keys. I have that problem, but there is the option of just pushing down harder on the keys. They have a small case, and they are very light.

No, though it is made of brass, it is widely considered woodwind because it uses a reed mouthpiece.

I believe it is the steel drums.

No, They are all woodwind instruments

Im sorry but you cant clean reeds :( you will just have to buynew reeds just like any instrument that has reeds you have to buy new ones EX: a clarinet has to have a reed if it breaks or you just need a new one because it's old or something , you just have to buy a new one!!;)

The saxophone was created in 1841 by Adolphe Sax, although he did not patent it until March 20, 1846.

If they are his oboe concertos, then yes, but some of them may be transcribed for oboe.

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