Doublereed Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2003/02

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] bassoons and Antero Ojanto
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 15:43:51 -0500

We might have noticed if you did it on a Buffet. BTW, recordings have a way
of masking many things, and I am not sure I hear the same differences you
would expect between the different woods on that recording you cite. You do
sound a bit more facile on the instrument you use regularly, which I think I
understand to be the curly maple.
Herb

> From: Arthur Grossman <artg@-----.edu>
> Reply-To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
> Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 07:55:10 -0800 (PST)
> To: double reed <doublereed-l@-----.edu>
> Subject: [DR-L] bassoons and Antero Ojanto
>
> In support of Antero's position, I am going to reveal something which I
> have not revealed before, and which is quite unusual. Several years ago I
> made a recording on my Wolf bassoon. When it came time to assemble all
> the pieces for production, it turned out that four bars had to be
> re-recorded. My Wolf was at the factory for an adjustment, so I recorded
> those four bars on my Heckel. No-one has noticed any difference.
>
>
> Arthur Grossman, Professor Emeritus
> Bassoon, Heckelphone and Contrabassoon
> School of Music
> Box 353450
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA 98195-3450
>
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