have we discussed bamboo saxophones?

[alocispepraluger102]

what do we know about them????

[jazzbo]

I believe there was some discussion about them years ago. According to online samples, they have some interesting sonic attributes.

[alocispepraluger102]

[johnlitweiler]

The only one I heard had a small, thin sound - couldn't project very well.

[Late]

By all means, check out Sugar Belly (real name: William Walker). I think he made his own bamboo saxophones. The sound he got from them was actually quite rich. Somewhere between a soprano and an alto. Kinda like Roland Kirk's stritch?

[johnlitweiler]

Douglas Ewart has made some and Rowscoe Mitchell has played one.

[alocispepraluger102]

thx. for sharing