Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 1994/04

From: "Steven A. Haaser" <HAASER@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: one piece instruments
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 10:48:35 -0400

Dan Leeson recently wrote:
>...
>but whatever technical advantages might come from such an arrangement
>would be more than offset by the terrible inconveniences of having
>to carry such an instrument. One would also have difficulty getting
>the case into the trunk of a car. For a contrabass clarinet, it
>would border on the absurd to have a single piece instrument.

My father was at The Woodwind a while back and asked if they had a
contrabass clarinet he could try. They brought a _very long_, skinny
case from the warehouse. I'll have to ask if he remembers the make, but it
was a non-wood, single-piece body. The case was over 6 feet long and my dad
said he couldn't fit that into his car.

I knew a harpsichordist who bought a Volvo station wagon because it was the
only thing at the time that would allow him to cart his Dowd harpsichord
around. One hopes it won't become necessary to buy a $30,000 case accessory
for contrabass clarinets.

Steve Haaser