i have two questions do the soprillo and alto sax have the same fingerings and notes and how do you buy the soprillo on the eppelsheim website?
Nigel says:
The fingerings are basically the same although some alternative fingerings may be necessary for the higher notes. The soprillo has an top Eb key but doesn't have a top E, F, F# like an alto sax.
Benedikt Eppelsheim's contact details are on his website, but here they are for here:
Unfortunately, I am neither an arranger nor composer. The reason I mentioned the Prelude and Fuge is because I have a CD of a clarinetist who played this piece using clarinets ranging from the A flat sopranino to the contrabass.
Please forgive me if I got you all excited for nothing....
10th January 2007
Randolph Murphy says:
Dear Nigel:
Every time I hear the Soprillo, I love it that much more. More composers definitely need to hear this instrument. I especially enjoyed the duet with Sibbele Wijnia.
Perhaps one day the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain will add the Eppelsheim Subcontrabass. It would come in handy for Bach's "Prelude & Fugue in C minor".
Nigel says:
Would you consider arranging the Prelude & Fugue for the NSC? (with optional Subcontrabass part)
17th January 2007
Mariëlle says:
hi nigel! i was looking at the website of het saxofoon orkest of Karl Veen and so i come here! i dont now if you remember me but i am mariëlle from the netherlands. i meet you wen you come to play with Sibbele. im gonna see your hole page another time because i dont have much time now.
greetz Mariëlle Peuchen from The Netherlands
10th January 2007
Kim D says:
I'm slightly afraid to ask...but have you been able to reach altissimo, or even just an E natural? Even though it might be piercing, I'm still curious to find out just how high the little guy can go!
Nigel says:
You should be very afraid, particularly of notes above top D. I've managed E's and F's but haven't mastered a way of hitting them consistently. Clearly the 'little guy' has a way to go.
13th December 2006
Vince says:
Hey ther! I was just wondering, since its also called a piccolo sax, does it sounds like a the piccolo?Then you think that a piccolo player like me can play this soprillo.I play the piccolo
Nigel says:
Why not listen to the audio clips and decide for yourself? It's a sax not a flute.
6th December 2006
Tina says:
How much mouth pressure would you need for such a small instrument and mouth piece? I play alto sax, and bari sax, and clarinet, and I know clarinet requires much more than an alto or bari, but how much would you say a soprillo requires?
Nigel says:
You could try blowing an Eb clarinet - it's not the same but would give you a rough idea.
28th November 2006
Josh says:
can you get a soprillo anywhere in canada, cause ive wanted one for a while and once i get ill save up and get one, cause im only in high school, but i can play soprano, atlo, tenor, and bari sax, and im looking for a REAL challenge!
Nigel says:
sax.co.uk. or Eppelsheim sell them to countries throughout the world. Just click the banner above and enquire.
24th November 2006
Keith says:
Awesome, this instrument is amazing. How much would one of these beauties go for?
Nigel says:
A very reasonable price of £1,549 at sax.co.uk or try www.eppelsheim.com
22nd November 2006
NEONY says:
I was just looking for a new mouthpiece for my tenor and fell over this. I think I'm in love!!!
