Doublereed Archive - Posting 000007.txt from 2003/04

From: Arri Bachrach <abachrach@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] [Dblrd-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:42:58 -0500

does anybody give a "hoot" about this subject??

AB

>Whoooooooo's Bb? Most owls(probably barns) around here make a "skritch"
>sort of sound more like a loose Eb Skinner"peep".
>
>Herb
>From: Oboeeee@-----.com
>Reply-To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:00:24 EST
>To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
>Subject: [DR-L] [Dblrd-L] Quote of the Day
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>"Most owls seem to hoot exactly in B flat according to several
>pitch-pipes used in the tuning of harpsichords,
>and strictly at concert pitch."
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>-G. White (?) Does anyone have a clue?
>Journal, 1770
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