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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2006/09

From: "Gerald E. Corey" <geraldcorey@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] bassoon reedmaker John Grant--seeking information on him
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:38:37 -0400

Hello Richard (et al) I do rememer John Grant. He was a multimillionaire who
loved making commercial bassoon reeds. He made his fortune, he wrote to me,
in RCA endeavors in the east before moving to Chicago. He once offered to
buy up 100 copies of my bassoon newsletter "To The World's Bassoonists" to
help expand my mailing list back in 1970. Nice guy. Don't know if he is
still with us, but would love to know more about him someday. Sincerely,
Gerald Corey, Ottawa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ramey" <rcramey@-----.edu>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:08 AM
Subject: [DR-L] bassoon reedmaker John Grant--seeking information on him

>
> Hello, everyone,
>
> Does anyone remember a reedmaker from the Chicago area by the name of
> John Grant? This would have been in the '70's. I'm just curious as to
> what his bassoon background was, how he got into the reedmaking business,
> etc. I bought reeds from him as an elementary school student.
> Thanks!...Richard
>
>
> Richard Ramey
> Professor of Bassoon
> University of Arkansas
>
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