Klarinet Archive - Posting 000647.txt from 1995/05

From: John Baetens <JSBtens@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: More on Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 00:47:37 -0400

All this talk about dry and warped reeds and searching for the
perfect mouthpiece gave me an idea.

I am not a professional musician. My field is computer
programming and I am now a Systems Analyst. I remember
in the old days, when computers (mainframes) weren't as
dependable as they are now, whenever a programmer's
program screwed up, the stock answer, usually said in jest,
was, "It must be a hardware problem".

Maybe I can drag out that old excuse the next time I screw up
a clarinet solo?