C & F made me do it!

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 4:57 am

On 2003-01-24 00:29, fatveg wrote:
Hi, has anyone played with the Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax they sell at Lark In A.M.? It looks fun and cheap, and I aspire to be fun and cheap. I don't play the sax, but I'm tempted to get one of these to play (I'm looking for something cheap, simple and chromatic to play around with, and yes I do have recorders). See it at http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Busin ... kNet/Winds
<img src="http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Busin ... aphoon.gif">

Thanks! Fatveg.

You had to post it didn't you!

I followed the link, listened to some clips, read the script.
The next thing I know is I've ordered one!

If this starts another version of WHOA, there'll be trouble.
I'm tellin' ya!
Not content with tales of beautiful whistles, we now read about other blowing sticks and things.
I've been clean of WHOA now for 4 days, and you've made me relapse!Stop it! Now!

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 5:57 am

Sure, try and place the blame on someone and/or something else...

~Larry

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:05 am

The Xaphoon is a lot of fun, and has an amazingly nice sound. I have not been able to get a good second octave out of it however. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:51 am

That instrument looks suspiciously right-handed to me. Do I detect yet more discrimination against black lesbian coalminers' daughters?

CDon · Post by **CDon** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 10:04 am

Paul, what is the size of this beastie?

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 10:29 am

On 2003-01-24 05:57, Easily_Deluded_Fool wrote:
On 2003-01-24 00:29, fatveg wrote:
Hi, has anyone played with the Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax they sell at Lark In A.M.? It looks fun and cheap, and I aspire to be fun and cheap. I don't play the sax, but I'm tempted to get one of these to play (I'm looking for something cheap, simple and chromatic to play around with, and yes I do have recorders). See it at http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Busin ... kNet/Winds
<img src="http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Busin ... aphoon.gif">

Thanks! Fatveg.

You had to post it didn't you!

I followed the link, listened to some clips, read the script.
The next thing I know is I've ordered one!

If this starts another version of WHOA, there'll be trouble.
I'm tellin' ya!
Not content with tales of beautiful whistles, we now read about other blowing sticks and things.
I've been clean of WHOA now for 4 days, and you've made me relapse!Stop it! Now!

Are you worried about becoming obsessed with sax?

Redwolf

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 10:34 am

Curse you Fatveg & Easily_Deluded! Now I want one too!

That just looks such fun for a lapsed clarinet player! Another excuse not to practise my whistling.

Curses, curses..

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 3:33 pm

I saw a guy checking one out in a local music shop.The salesman had a brief blast at it-it sounded very reedy/buzzy, like a chalameau(ancestor of the Clarinet),which I suppose is what it really is.The guy said he was looking to buy one for his teenage daughter who played recorder-he didn't seem too impressed when he heard it! I suggested a nice low whistle- the shop stocked Kerry,Susato and Shaw low D's ,all for around the same price as the Xaphoon.I'm sure that a passable home made Xaphoon could easily be made-cheap clarinet mouthpieces are available.

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 3:58 pm

On 2003-01-24 07:05, brewerpaul wrote:
The Xaphoon is a lot of fun, and has an amazingly nice sound. I have not been able to get a good second octave out of it however. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!

(edited because I found some answers on the site of the German importer to Europe).
It also has the fingering charts

http://www.xaphoon.de/images/griffe_C.jpg

The more I look at it, the more I like whistles...

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fatveg · Post by **fatveg** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:59 pm

On 2003-01-24 11:34, Martin Milner wrote:
Curse you Fatveg & Easily_Deluded! Now I want one too!

That just looks such fun for a lapsed clarinet player! Another excuse not to practise my whistling.

Curses, curses..

Sorry to all of you Sax-obsessed for bringing this up. If it makes you feel any better, I've just ordered one too.

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 7:42 pm

Run for the Hills! I listened to the sound clip, and it sounds hideous!

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Sat Jan 25, 2003 1:14 am

On 2003-01-24 20:42, spittin_in_the_wind wrote:
Run for the Hills! I listened to the sound clip, and it sounds hideous!

Actually, I thought it sounded rather good...much better than I expected. Which tune did you listen to? And was this on the Xaphoon site or on Lark in the a.m.'s site?

You know, it occurred to me that we'd better keep the fiddlers out of here, or before you know it, C&F will be nothing but sax and violins!

Redwolf

[ This Message was edited by: Redwolf on 2003-01-25 02:17 ]

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Sat Jan 25, 2003 9:41 am

I think it was on Lark in the A.M.'s site. It was the clip with the bamboo Xaphoon, since the plastic one didn't have a clip.

R.

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Sat Jan 25, 2003 10:19 am

Try these sound samples

http://www.xaphoon.com/MoreabouttheXaphoon.html

spittin_in_the_wind · Sat Jan 25, 2003 10:51 am

That's much better....I was having visions of dozens of squalling C&F'ers tooting these things, a la Lark in the Morning's clip--it sounded like a strangling monkey.