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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 2008/05
From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] Linseed... Take Me Away
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 06:51:01 -0400
Nah ...a local guy who specializes in clar and he received his info from the
uS where someone is using the same for clar....the sound is bigger and more
round and I like it so far but took a while to dry...ignorance is
bliss...had I known about oil baths would not have sold "blown out"
instruments in the past
cheers,
harold
Wecould use a new Crispin whisper room for orch. players wishing to speak
on cellphgones during rehearsals ---without bothering their colleagues
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Crispin / Crispin's Creations" <crispinscreations@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:06 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Linseed... Take Me Away
Harold,
Who did your English horn; a guy named Naylor?
-Crispin
----- Original Message -----
From: "herb fawcett" <herbgosia@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] DR-L] Grenadilla Conservation/Oboist Brenda Schuman-Post
wins grant
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 oil
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
> mail.
> 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 older
> 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.
>
> On a personal note, I am happy to report that my 40 year old EH is playing
> 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.
>
> Rgds,
>
> harold emert
> rio-brazil
>
>
> ----- 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
>
>
> Dear Doublereed Friends,
>
> African Blackwood trees (grenadilla, mpingo) are designated as
> ³vulnerable²
> and ³near threatened.²
>
> 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, to
> create a new piece of music that will serve as a bond between the
> Tanzanian
> people
> who devotedly work to replant and protect those trees and the musicians
> who
> play the instruments made from them (us).
>
> "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 ³near
> threatened²
> 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 responsible
> for
> creating."
>
> 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 collaborative
> 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 their
> commitment to blackwood conservation will be reinforced. Since the tree
> takes
> 90-200 years to mature, it is vital that the children understand the
> reason
> why they must educate their own children.
>
> 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, rent
> vehicles to transport the musicians and equipment to rural areas. The
> more
> 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.
>
> There are several ways that you can help! If each woodwind player who
> hears
> 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.
>
> - Please make an online tax deductible donation to
> _http://blackwoodconservation.org/musicproject08.html_
> (http://blackwoodconservation.org/musicproject08.html)
> In the Ocomments¹ box, please write ³music project.²
>
> - or send a check to
> ABCP c/o James Harris P.O. Box 26 Red Rock, TX 78662
> On the memo line please write ³music project.²
>
> - Engage me to present my lecture-performance at your school, university,
> museum, public or private venue so that this educational process comes
> full
> 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.htm_
> (http://oboesoftheworld.com/perf3mpingo.htm)
>
> 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 but
> will still
> get me there.
>
> Sent with permission from doublereed.org
> Many thanks.
>
> Brenda Schuman-Post
> www.oboesoftheworld.com
>
>
>
>
>
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