HEEELLLP!
one of these?
It kind of looks like a clarinet with a REALLY wide bell at the bottom. Why is it so bad if she wants one? Do they sound horrible?
I had to google that to find out what you were talking about! 
It looks pretty coolā¦
http://www.alain-pennec.com/celtic_music_book/bombarde_tutor.html
I googled too, but they are at least interesting looking. Iād love to hear one 
Oh no you wouldnāt.
A quote from a website:
āAnother wind instrument that may be of particular interest is the Breton Bombarde, a truly hideous instrument that sounds like a cross between a Kazoo and an Indian market street!ā
I was thinking it looked like a snake charmerās instrumentā¦
Itās a reeded instrument..sounds kazooish, maybe a bit bagpipeish without the drones.
They are extremely loud. As in ātoo loud to practice indoorsā. As in ātoo loud to play indoors at a loud bar where you drown out session playersā too. No..iām not bitter..
John,
I phoned my pipemaker today about another matter, but I asked him if they made bombardes because they make a lot of unusual french instruments as well as Uilleann Pipes. He told me that they donāt on a regular basis but that there is a very good maker in Brittany. The name is Gilbert Hervieux & Olivier Glet. Le Val, 56350 Rieux. They donāt have a website but the phone number, in France, is 0299919068. You just have to add the international code. According to my pipemaker this is quite a famous bombarde maker and many top players use their instruments.
Good luck!
-Paul
You mean this?
There sure are a lot of request for odd weapons lately 
I have a Camac one in Bflat for sale if youāre interested if you want to outdo her I have a biniou kozh that Iād sell too.
One of my favorite contra dance musicians, David Canteini, plays one. Iāve described it to people as āa bumblebee on steroids.ā
Oddly enough, when it comes in during the middle of a set, it gives the dancers a real lift and they go āwoo!ā
David went to Julliard to study oboe (he may be āDr. Canteiniā by now, for all I know) and plays all manner of woodwinds with his two bands, Swallowtail and Wild Asparagus.
I heard a Thistle & Shamrock interview with (I think) House Band and the bombarde player said it took too much wind pressure to play for very long. Indeed, Davidās face turns purple when he plays. The House Band guy said that in tunes that required a lot of bombarde playing, there would be several players, playing phrases in turn so no one musician would blow a gasket.
M
I actually like Bombardes, given proper distance.
Watching and listening to John Skelton play a reel on one is a blast.
On edit, the player from The House Band is John Skelton.
Thanks! My House Band CDs are all at home (or across the continent with my darling daughter) so I didnāt have all my resources at my fingertips.
Doh! I could have Googled it!
M
Talk about backpressure!!!
I hope sheās got a good set of lungs because those take a tremendous amount of air.
I must admit I do like to hear a bombarde- but then Iām a piper too-what can I say? Perhaps the hearing loss accounts for thatā¦ :roll:
If you ever get a chance to go Breton dancing; take it. The steps are easy and itās a lot of fun.
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However, I was once at a party/benefit concert in Montreal which featured a number of local musicians. Theyād played, and the party was really just getting underway when midnight came along and the sound system turned into a pumpkināthe guy from the rental company showed up and started unhookng things. He was going home!
The bandāabout five musicians, if I remember correctlyātried to soldier on so the crowd could dance, but they could only faintly be heard. Suddenly, a bombarde & binou (breton bagpipes) pair showed up in the doorway, and they had no trouble being heard. The musicians on stage hastily put away their instruments and joined the dancers. They were still going strong when we had to leave to catch the last metro.
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āEar-splittingā is the adjective phrase Iād apply to the bombarde. Iāve never heard that quantity of sound come out of an instrument so small before.
Soundproof cell, chainsaw ear defenders, top of your own hill.
We have the last two and I still wouldnāt get one. French players of these things who start young end up with a very well developped, erm, chest.
Trisha, Wales
At last yearās Florida Tionol, John Skelton played his. Marvelous! I think it was the one instrument on stage that really didnāt need to be micādā¦it carries a touch.
Twas probably them old Alan Stivell albums.
Slan,
D.
Hmmmā¦ changed your mind about selling the Camac, have you?
Yeah, it sounds like you have let go of that bitterness