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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2008/05

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] DR-L] Grenadilla Conservation/Oboist Brenda
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 20:11:42 -0400

As far as bassoons are concerned, oil is a great benefit. There are other
oils that are better than linseed for the job, and they don't stink and
polymerize. The bore of a clarinet is so relatively large, that they can
probably be made of PVC without loss of tone quality (like some saxes). It
might make the reed a more critical part of the equation though.
Glad to hear that the experienced (not yet old) EH felt better after its oi=
l
bath.
Herb

On 5/8/08 4:41 PM, "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br> wrote:

> DEAR Lists
> Brenda S.-P has written me asking if everyone received her important e ma=
il.
> Just a few weeks ago I was discussing at a NYC restaurant the subject of
> woods for ww instruments with a prominent and veteran clar. teacher and
> mouthpiece maker.He considers the newer instruments inferiour to the olde=
r
> ones,due to to the wood quality ,which has gone down,he claims.How little
> attention and time we dreeders give to this important subject.
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> On a personal note, I am happy to report that my 40 year old EH is playin=
g
> better than ever after being treated with linseed oil and dried out.Not
> every ww player would have the courage or nerve to submit his or here
> instrument to good bath but for me and my aging horn it was worth it.My
> clarinet specialist however says the baths are "nonsense."
> Hoping to hear some responses to Brenda's worthy project.
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> Rgds,
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> harold emert
> rio-brazil
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BSP6263@-----.com>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:15 PM
> Subject: [DR-L] Grenadilla Conservation/Oboist Brenda Schuman-Post wins
> grant
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> Dear Doublereed Friends,
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> African Blackwood trees (grenadilla, mpingo) are designated as =B3vulnerab=
le=B2
> and =B3near threatened.=B2
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> I've been awarded a Global Connections grant from Meet the Composer. The
> grant covers airfare so that I can collaborate with local musicians in
> Moshi,
> Northern Tanzania, site of the African Blackwood Conservation Project, t=
o
> create a new piece of music that will serve as a bond between the Tanzan=
ian
> people
> who devotedly work to replant and protect those trees and the musicians =
who
> play the instruments made from them (us).
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> "This project is about interconnectedness. We will build bridges between
> our
> diverse and codependent cultures. For possibly the first time in history=
,
> the Western musical community, still profoundly unaware of the =B3near
> threatened=B2
> status of the primary tree that becomes woodwind instruments, and the
> African communities that play so unappreciated and yet so significant a
> role in
> Western music, will be bonded through the music that both are responsibl=
e
> for
> creating."
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> Communities in Tanzania are raising themselves up from poverty by
> replanting, protecting, conserving and sustainably harvesting blackwood.
> They are fully
> aware of the use and importance of the wood to us, yet these collaborati=
ve
> concerts will mark the first time that most will hear the oboe live!
> Performances will take place in urban and rural communities for community
> conservation
> groups, culminating with a performance for the Environmental Day
> Celebrations in Moshi, Tanzania on September 27th, 2008. It is speculated
> that once the
> people finally hear the oboe, they'll become even more motivated and the=
ir
> commitment to blackwood conservation will be reinforced. Since the tree
> takes
> 90-200 years to mature, it is vital that the children understand the rea=
son
> why they must educate their own children.
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> I hope this message generates discussion. Since the grant only covers my
> airfare, more funds are needed to pay for lodging and food, pay the
> Tanzanian
> musicians for rehearsals and concerts, record and mix the new piece, ren=
t
> vehicles to transport the musicians and equipment to rural areas. The mo=
re
> money
> we have, the more concerts we can play and the more communities and
> families
> become educated. In addition, since I make my living exclusively as a
> freelancer, I will need to make up lost income.
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> There are several ways that you can help! If each woodwind player who he=
ars
> about this donates $1.00, hundreds of kids will retain musical memory to
> inspire their children and grandchildren, and thousands of trees will be
> planted
> and protected.
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> - Please make an online tax deductible donation to
> _http://blackwoodconservation.org/musicproject08.html_
> (http://blackwoodconservation.org/musicproject08.html)
> In the =8Ccomments=B9 box, please write =B3music project.=B2
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> - or send a check to
> ABCP c/o James Harris P.O. Box 26 Red Rock, TX 78662
> On the memo line please write =B3music project.=B2
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> - Engage me to present my lecture-performance at your school, university=
,
> museum, public or private venue so that this educational process comes f=
ull
> circle. Addressing issues connected with music, art especially sculpture=
,
> African studies, forestry, sociology, anthropology, botany, and global
> interconnectedness, my show is "Mpingo's Fruit: Harvesting the Music Tree=
,
> the people,
> the places, the process. Visit: _http://oboesoftheworld.com/perf3mpingo.h=
tm_
> (http://oboesoftheworld.com/perf3mpingo.htm)
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> Can anyone please donate?:
> - PC laptop for the Tanzanian composer Sixtus Koromba. Laptop must be
> capable of editing film, burning CDs etc.
> - Movie Camera for Brenda
> - Northwest or KLM airline miles so I can use the grant money for travel
> within
> Africa.
> - American Airlines miles - AA offers an alternative and longer route bu=
t
> will still
> get me there.
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> Sent with permission from doublereed.org
> Many thanks.
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> Brenda Schuman-Post
> www.oboesoftheworld.com
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