9th November 2007
andrei says:
hey i really like your site!
3rd November 2007
How much in U.S would a Soprillio cost? With a Standard Concert band - Marching band = pep band- and Jazz band practice would it be possible that I could play soprillio? (I play the Alto and Baritone) Personally I've always wanted to get my hands on a sopranino but can't afford it. One last question...where do you get your sheet music from?
Mitchell Bertram says:
Hello Nigel, My name is Mitchell Bertram and I have a few questions...How much in U.S would a Soprillio cost? With a Standard Concert band - Marching band = pep band- and Jazz band practice would it be possible that I could play soprillio? (I play the Alto and Baritone) Personally I've always wanted to get my hands on a sopranino but can't afford it. One last question...where do you get your sheet music from?
Nigel says:
I suggest you contact Eppelsheim or Sax.co.uk direct for current prices but I'd expect to pay in the region of $3000 (very reasonable for such a specialist instrument). It really is impossible for me to say if you could play the soprillo - I would need a crystal ball. You could contact soprillo owners in the USA and try before you buy. Cute as the soprillo may seem, it requires dedication and much practice before you acquire an acceptable sound. You will find a piece called 'Waltzing Soprillda' (which I commissioned for the soprillo) at www.saxtetpublications.com - more music for soprillo will be published there in due course.
30th October 2007
Matt says:
I play the flute but I can't hear myself playing so I want to change to a soprillo sax Should I.Nigel says:
You certainly won't have a problem being heard on a soprillo - but you may find some people would prefer they couldn't hear you. Only you can decide what instrument is right for you.
23rd October 2007
bob says:
do u think this instrument is good for marching band? Nigel says:
I would have thought so - try it and see. I have used a clip-on trumpet lyre on the top of the bell. It worked OK for me although the music was a bit too close to read comfortably.
19th October 2007
g loc says:
hey do u ever play conrtrabass sax.Nigel says:
No
9th October 2007
larry says:
hey is it possible to play altissimo?Nigel says:
No
9th October 2007
Jake says:
how can you get your hands on a soprillo saxophoneNigel says:
your question is ambiguous
4th October 2007
Perhaps ask your sax teachers advice.
Daniel says:
Hey, I'm a Junior in highschool and I play the Alto and Soprano saxes... I just recently found out about the Soprillo and your website was a HUGE help... But I was wondering if its at all possible for someone of my skill level (considering the teaching you can get at a highschool level)to play a Soprillo? Do I have a chance?Nigel says:
Daniel - you don't say what your actual skill level is, but nothing is stopping you trying to play the soprillo although I'd need a crystal ball to know if you'd be good at it. Do you have a chance - always.Perhaps ask your sax teachers advice.
3rd October 2007
You can find it in a pet shop, and you buy the smallest tube (I always buy a piece of 3 meters). When you come you cut it in pieces of a centimeter length and then you cut the through the long way of the piece of plastic.
I hope you can use this tip.
Anke says:
I read on your site you play with Rizla papers if you hurt you lower lip, an old saxophone teacher of mine always said: get some aquarium tube.You can find it in a pet shop, and you buy the smallest tube (I always buy a piece of 3 meters). When you come you cut it in pieces of a centimeter length and then you cut the through the long way of the piece of plastic.
I hope you can use this tip.
Nigel says:
Anke - thanks for this tip. I will try it out. In fact I have recently discovered something else that works better than rizla paper. 'Matty' pop-ups are end papers used by hairdressers and come in a little handy box which you can swipe out as many as you need and fold them. These have an advantage because they last longer and don't dissolve, avoiding getting bits trapped at the tip of the reed.
3rd October 2007
I saw your HP and found many interseting pictures. Is it possible to use those pictures in our HP?
Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Keiko Onishi says:
Hello, Nigel. I am the Japanese salesclerk who sells the...Epplesheim Soprillo to the Japanese players in Japan.I saw your HP and found many interseting pictures. Is it possible to use those pictures in our HP?
Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Nigel says:
Sure - please include relevant acknowledges too.