Hello! Welcome to my page of woodwind links and information. I've tried to gather some interesting links pertaining to woodwind instruments. If you know of any other good sites, feel free to let me know. This list is from an old webpage of mine. I will definately be updating it as soon as I get the chance.

WHAT I DO. I am a freelance musician, specifically a woodwind doubler. A woodwind doubler is basically someone who plays more than one woodwind instrument, usually specializing in one. My principal instrument is clarinet. There are 5 basic woodwind instruments: clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. Each of these instruments has a "family". For instance, in the saxophone family there are 4 different sizes of sax: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone.

Most of my gigs are in pit orchestras for musical theatre. In musical theatre it is a necessity that a woodwind player knows how to play more than one instrument. There are very few shows that have books for just clarinet, or just flute for example. The books generally have some kind of mixture of instruments (ex. clarinet and sax or flute and oboe). Some reed books have up to 6 different instruments in them.

MY PHILOSOPHY ON EQUIPMENT. I have a somewhat unconventional philosophy regarding "equipment". For some reason, many of today's musicians think they need the most expensive top-of-the-line instrument. Nothing else will do. I, on the other hand, think you can make anything sound good. Of course your main instrument should be the best you can afford, but your "doubles" certainly don't have to be top-of-the-line. Very few of my instruments were bought new. Most of my arsenal was put together by scouring flea markets, antique malls, and pawn shops.

MY EQUIPMENT. Here are some links to info and pics of my instruments. It is quite an eclectic group of "axes". :)

Clarinets

Flutes

Saxes

Oboes and Bassoons

VINTAGE WOODWIND PHOTOS. I've gathered these pics off the net. If any of them are yours and you'd like them removed, just drop me a line.

Click HERE to see vintage photos of clarinets and their players.

Click HERE to see more vintage photos of clarinets and their players.

Click HERE to see even more vintage photos of clarinets and their players.

Click HERE for vintage saxophone pics.

Click HERE to see old flute pics.

Click HERE to see pics of double reed instruments.

Click HERE for vintage photos of bands showing at least some woodwind instruments.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES ON THE WEB

Michael D. Moors' Home Page -- This site has lots of clarinet links.

Albert System Clarinet Pages -- This site is dedicated to the Albert System clarinet....lots of pics and some history.

Legere Reeds Ltd. -- The newest synthetic reeds on the market. Highly recommended for doublers!

Sax on the Web - the International Saxophone Site -- This site has lots of good saxophone information and a good discussion forum.

CyberSax -- This site sells vintage saxes, has tons of pics of vintage saxes, and a has a nice links page.

Reedcutter -- This is a good source for handmade oboe reeds.

The Bagpipe Web -- This is a really good resource for pipers.

The Recorder Home Page -- This site has lots of recorder links.

The Woodwind and the Brasswind -- An excellent mail order company for instruments, reeds, and accessories.

International Musical Suppliers -- Another excellent mail order company for instruments, reeds, and accessories

Lark In The Morning -- This is a mail order company that specializes in "hard to get" instruments and supplies. Very interesting.

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