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RE: Contra Alto ETC!

Author: Wes
Date: 2001-06-06 17:30

Hi!

Thank you for sharing your info on contras. I also have a Bundy contra which I feel is quite a fine instrument. Since I finally have an opportunity to play it for an event, I'm working on the tuning. The C#/G# hole seems a bit small as do the Eb/Bb holes. In addition, the G/D notes are a bit high. The throat tones seem ok. What I've found is that the resonite material is not as easy to work with as wood. To make these slight changes, I usually use round files or dowels covered with medium silicon carbide paper. Regardless of tools, the resonite resists being worked on. With a Selmer C* mouthpiece and a Rico Royal baritone sax reed, it's beginning to sound wonderful. I suspect that the keywork and necks for Selmer USA and Selmer Paris contras are made in the same place as they look identical. The neck braces and the bells seem to be different, however.

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