Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 1994/11

From: Christopher G Zello <czello@-----.EDU>
Subj: My sincere apologies
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 20:11:51 -0500

I see just how things can me misinterpreted by a few harsh words and by
not knowing a person's tone of voice. I was not attacking any one
person.

I would like to clarify exactly what I found annoying last weekend. . .

I was seeing various kinds of some very general questions (such as
what is the best mouthpiece which works on "x" clarinet), as well as some
repeated posting which had been typed out twice (to the effect that,
since no one answered my question the first time, no one must have
received my posting).

I got back to my account after three days away and saw after reading 10
or so messages that a few were regarding my "Nasty note." So I have not
read the last 70 or so messages which are there. By the time I read them
I will have another 50 messages and who knows what people will think.

I prefer not to lurk around here. But I would rather see people post a
question or comment at the same time they are introducing themselves. I
just do not see a point to writing in and saying that "I play here, how
are you." Maybe I'm sticking my foot in my mouth again. . . Do not take
it that way.

IMHO, it is quite dangerous to answer questions of a general nature.
What mouthpieces and ligatures are the best? There are a lot of answers,
and in the same token, there are none. I really like postings which are
of an informative nature. But when I see a posting twice or more it says
"hey, I have a need for this information."

I colleague of mine used to joke, "if I hit it big, I'm going to tell
everyone that the secret is to soak your reeds in a mixture of
marshmallows and oil. Just to see how many people will believe anything
they are told. No I would never actually try that with my reeds. I just
want to see other player's gullability." I am greatly in favor of people
retyping a message after readjusting their scope of the message. It's
kind of like doing a research paper. . .

I do have just one question though--directed toward everyone and
specifically Mr. Drapkin. Why did the Berg appear in the wrong key in
the Bass Clarinet Orch. Exc. book? If memory serves me correctly, it
appeared in bass clef for bass clarinet in C, although it doesn't appear
that way in the part? I have seen that the score to that is all in C though.

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