{"id":37887,"date":"2013-06-13T10:01:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=37887"},"modified":"2024-06-08T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T17:08:06","slug":"a-jelle-stainer-compact-contrabass-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2013\/a-jelle-stainer-compact-contrabass-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"A J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer Compact Contrabass Saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"

One upside of my rather crazy-big website, is that I regularly receive emails from saxophone players and owners from around the world\u2014some of whom have incredibly interesting saxophones. Case in point, a few days ago Italian saxophonist David Brutti <\/a>contacted me about his J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer compact contrabass saxophone.<\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

David has decided to sell to his compact contrabass saxophone for personal reasons. The horn will be replaced with something else, but for now, this big boy is looking for a new home.<\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently David has the horn listed on SOTW<\/a>. This is what he wrote about it:<\/p>\n

I’m selling an amazing compact contrabass handmade by J’Elle Stainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The instrument is in PERFECT shape and plays very well. The sound it’s gorgeous and very fat but with a reasonable size.<\/p>\n

I’m including also 2 J’Elle Stainer contrabass saxophone mouthpieces refaced by Simone Borgianni, 2 necks, 2 End pins (2 different heights) and a really robust flight case. The flight case is in a reasonable size too (about 160cmX45cmX40cm) and could be embarked in a flight (the total weight is about 25Kg that is acceptable for most airlines).<\/p>\n

<snip> [YouTube video link edited out.]<\/p>\n

Price: \u20ac9500 including worldwide shipment<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

The horn is absolutely gorgeous. It still even looks new. It’s hard to believe that David has been using it since at least 2008, when the following video was made.<\/p>\n

<snip> video has been removed<\/p>\n

I’m curious about the key noise. I’m wondering if David has had his tech set the keys a certain way to allow for the extra key noise we hear in the video. I know it’s something that Colin Stetson has done. Perhaps David did it specifically for Saxobasso<\/em> by Marco Pontini?<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering how the keys are laid out, the next two photos will answer that question. Here is a shot of the left hand keys….<\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

…and here are the right…<\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

The horn does come with a flight case, so it should make the trip from Italy just fine.<\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: David Brutti<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’ve always wanted to play contrabass, but didn’t want to lug around a 7 ft. monster, then this compact contrabass saxophone by J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer might just be the horn of your dreams. We’ve already heard what it can do in the hands of a Master saxophone player, now the only question is: Are you saxy enough to take it on? Come on, I know you want to. \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n

Let’s do a quick recap, for \u20ac9500 you get the following:<\/p>\n