I play the flute but I can't hear myself playing so I want to change to a soprillo sax Should I.
Nigel says:
You certainly won't have a problem being heard on a soprillo - but you may find some people would prefer they couldn't hear you. Only you can decide what instrument is right for you.
23rd October 2007
bob says:
do u think this instrument is good for marching band?
Nigel says:
I would have thought so - try it and see. I have used a clip-on trumpet lyre on the top of the bell. It worked OK for me although the music was a bit too close to read comfortably.
19th October 2007
g loc says:
hey do u ever play conrtrabass sax.
Nigel says:
No
9th October 2007
larry says:
hey is it possible to play altissimo?
Nigel says:
No
9th October 2007
Jake says:
how can you get your hands on a soprillo saxophone
Nigel says:
your question is ambiguous
4th October 2007
Daniel says:
Hey, I'm a Junior in highschool and I play the Alto and Soprano saxes... I just recently found out about the Soprillo and your website was a HUGE help... But I was wondering if its at all possible for someone of my skill level (considering the teaching you can get at a highschool level)to play a Soprillo? Do I have a chance?
Nigel says:
Daniel - you don't say what your actual skill level is, but nothing is stopping you trying to play the soprillo although I'd need a crystal ball to know if you'd be good at it. Do you have a chance - always. Perhaps ask your sax teachers advice.
3rd October 2007
Anke says:
I read on your site you play with Rizla papers if you hurt you lower lip, an old saxophone teacher of mine always said: get some aquarium tube.
You can find it in a pet shop, and you buy the smallest tube (I always buy a piece of 3 meters). When you come you cut it in pieces of a centimeter length and then you cut the through the long way of the piece of plastic.
I hope you can use this tip.
Nigel says:
Anke - thanks for this tip. I will try it out. In fact I have recently discovered something else that works better than rizla paper. 'Matty' pop-ups are end papers used by hairdressers and come in a little handy box which you can swipe out as many as you need and fold them. These have an advantage because they last longer and don't dissolve, avoiding getting bits trapped at the tip of the reed.
3rd October 2007
Keiko Onishi says:
Hello, Nigel. I am the Japanese salesclerk who sells the...Epplesheim Soprillo to the Japanese players in Japan. I saw your HP and found many interseting pictures. Is it possible to use those pictures in our HP? Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Nigel says:
Sure - please include relevant acknowledges too.
25th July 2007
Marilyn says:
The soprillo sax looks like a fun thing to play with! I play the alto and tenor sax myself but personally, i prefer higher pitched saxes.
20th June 2007
Barbra says:
the soprillo Sax seems like a very difficult, but cute instrument to play. I play alto Sax myself and I was just curious as to who originally invented the soprillo and when? Also let us know if you plan on playing in the southern part of the U.S. some time.
