25th July 2007
Marilyn says:
The soprillo sax looks like a fun thing to play with! I play the alto and tenor sax myself but personally, i prefer higher pitched saxes.
20th June 2007
Barbra says:
the soprillo Sax seems like a very difficult, but cute instrument to play. I play alto Sax myself and I was just curious as to who originally invented the soprillo and when? Also let us know if you plan on playing in the southern part of the U.S. some time.Nigel says:
Benedikt Eppelsheim www.eppelsheim.com
7th May 2007
Zach Green says:
I really want one of these! I play the alto and soprano, and I\'m really interested in higher pitched saxes.
24th April 2007
Keith Bradbury says:
What a great site. If you have a spare mouthpiece, I am interested in whether I can tweek it to improve its high note response. I would like to lend a hand in this challenge (no charge). I'm not looking for work as I am quite busy. But I do know how to adjust a tip for good altissimo response and I think the same adjustment would help soprillo response. www.mojomouthpiecework.comNigel says:
Thanks for your offer - I'll be in touch directly.
24th April 2007
I stumbled on this page from Wikipedia. This is a very cool instrument, I'm a tenor sax jazz major at university in New Zealand and I will definitely try and purchase one eventually.
Thankyou for enlightening me.
-Diane Webster
Diane says:
Hey,I stumbled on this page from Wikipedia. This is a very cool instrument, I'm a tenor sax jazz major at university in New Zealand and I will definitely try and purchase one eventually.
Thankyou for enlightening me.
-Diane Webster
25th March 2007
Dr. Alan Mandel says:
Just wanted to let people know that Jay Easton has a marvelous book on the saxophone family, and it has many, many examples of the soprillo as well as the contrabass and subcontrabass saxes, both as solo instruments and in ensemble situations. It is the most comprehensive treatise I have seen to date, and am planning to use the book with my sax classes and ensembles. Nigel says:
Thanks for that Alan - is there a link to the book?
23rd March 2007
kevin says:
where can i purchase a soprillo sax.how much is itNigel says:
if you look at the banner above....
19th March 2007
Lydia says:
It\'s so cute! I can\'t believe I\'ve never seen one before! I\'m going to look around and see if I can try one out..
6th March 2007
cl says:
Is playing a soprillo sax kinda like trying to play an oboe? Like the same ambateur?Nigel says:
I've never played an oboe so couldn't tell you. Now as for 'ambateur', is that an 'amateur's embouchure'?
6th March 2007
comfortably, to achieve concert
C8, the highest note of the piano,
or is there a reasonable hope of
of this, without mechanical
intervention, and if not, are
there any thoughts on the
possiblility of such mechanical
invervention?
A splendid site. Thank you for
being so generous with your
time.
Ryo
Ryo says:
Is it possible, and if so relatively comfortably, to achieve concert
C8, the highest note of the piano,
or is there a reasonable hope of
of this, without mechanical
intervention, and if not, are
there any thoughts on the
possiblility of such mechanical
invervention?
A splendid site. Thank you for
being so generous with your
time.
Ryo