Never ask Ben to explain somethin when he is drunk

[Coyote_Rage]

Started out on the Tenor Sax, then went to baritone sax, from there into the clarinets (bass clarinet, and Contra-bass clarinet).

I love Contra one of my favorite old school games.

[3100 MPFI]

I liked it too, but unfortunantly, the contra I am talking about is a big-ass clarinet. I think it is the BIGGEST clarinet used. I think a good analagy would be comparing an ALTO sax to a BARITONE sax. That is the difference between a BASS clarinet, and a CONTRABASS clarinet.

pic of said instrument (not me playing it, but you get the idea about how big it is):

[Coyote_Rage]

RICOLA!!!!!

[SappySE107]

Taylor is all about the big instruments.

[3100 MPFI]

You know me all too well, Ben. I like EVERYTHING big. Did I show you my new pocket knife?

[SappySE107]

Im sure its more like a machette:P

[3100 MPFI]

[SappySE107]

Yeah, I remember

[Rhedalert]

Grim Reaper much?

[blackbombshell95]

lol taylor. Nice knife u got there.

[3100 MPFI]

Thanks. I need to get busy restoring it. It is suprisingly light weight (a little over 5 feet long, and the blade is about 2.5 feet long.

It is also still SHARP.

I have scared the hell out of a would be robber with that thing.

[Coyote_Rage]

I have one of those in my garage... I need a new handle but the blade is in awesome shape.

[OldSkoolGP]

I have a ceremonial sword that was made in Pakistan. The blade's not exactly straight any more, and it wiggles in the hilt, but it would cut a robber's arm off in a pinch. I too was a band gekk until junior year when I woke up. I played not well the trumpet. And I had a tendency to bend the rod on the third valve so it would get stuck wide open. With vernacular like that no wonder I got into cars.

BTW Ben, great explanation. I couldn't have put it vaguer myself. That made my day. Cheers, mate. But not till band practice.

[3100 MPFI]

I made the mistake of using my scythe to scratch my back. BIG mistake. That is when I realized just how sharp the blade still is.

Junior year is when I dropped out of band, and started co-op (school half day, and work half day).

[Coyote_Rage]

I want to mount mine above the fireplace with my old civil war musket