I've got last year an opened Strombus gigas to blow by the honorar
consul of the so named Conch-Republic in Austria Harald Schlegel,
but believe me I am not able to blow some melody. I've to learn it
and when I am able to blow I will come to Key West to blow all them
the march.
with a great blower greetings
Helmut from Innsbruck, at the moment a non blower
 
Another blowers are Charonias.
Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone and fax: 0443 / 512 / 57 32 14
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
 
or
 
Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
Feldstr. 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
 
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> I have seen them use the Florida Horse conch (our own shell)!
>
> ferreter wrote:
>
> > Sponsor was the Key West Chamber of Commerce or at least that's what the
> > news lady said . last years winner played "Ode to Joy" This years was "Blue
> > Danube"
> > This brings up a new topic , what other shells are used in music and how? I
> > once saw a hollowed gourd , covered in lengths of money cowries that was
> > shook.
> > Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
> > 3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
> > Hollywood, Florida
> > 33019-2804
> > U.S.A.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 2:52 AM
 
> > Subject: Conch-blowing contest at Key West
> >
> > >If anyone is still opening my messages, can someone tell me who
> > >sponsored that neat conch-blowing contest at Key West this week??  The
> > >winner was the one who could play their shell the best, and from the
> > >sounds of it they could have formed their own orchestra - we're talking
> > >Real Music here, o my people!!
> > >Captivated in Canada,
> > >Ross M.
> > >--
> > >Ross Mayhew:    Schooner Specimen Shells:
> > Http://www.schnr-specimen-shells.com
> > >"We Specialize in the Unusual"
> > >Phone: (902) 876-2241     Snail Mail; P.O Box 20005, RPO Spryfield,
> > >Halifax, N.S., Canada, B3R 2K9.
> > >But try to find "something for Everyone"!!
> > >
>
> --
> Jim and Bobbi Cordy
> of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
> Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
> Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
> Bobbi in Shell Creations
>