Klarinet Archive - Posting 000914.txt from 1995/10

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: "Chucking the rest"
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 02:11:54 -0400

Nate,

There's no reason for you to apologize for your comments about reeds. If
somebody decides to elaborate on one of your ideas (in agreement or
otherwise), then they obviously have something more that they would like
to say. When Alan Stanek made his statement about reeds, I questioned
him on it, and he was more than capable of explaining his position
without any sense of personal attack or affront. Every comment, suggestion,
question, whatever - all of it is welcome and in no need of justification as
long as it is submitted in good faith and with a sincere desire to
contribute something positive to the list (_especially_ the controversial
flame-attractive stuff, which is useful when we get stuck on topics like
whether or not it's wise to brush one's teeth before playing).

And besides, with Dan Leeson around, you have to _expect_ the occasional
jab...

NBL

On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Nate wrote:

> I was the one who originally suggested clarinetists can play on the good
> reeds and chuck the rest. I think other people are taking the heat for it,
> so I apologize. How many boxes do I go through each month with this
> philosophy? The answer is 1. Not too bad, I think. Few of the Vandorens are
> playable right out of the box, but those that are will work for weeks!
>
> Look, I respect that a lot of people prefer to perfect their reeds; I didn't
> mean to step on people's feet. I simply don't have time to work away with
> sandpaper at all my reeds, so I do what works for me. There's more than one
> way of doing things, guys -- just thought I'd share what works for me.
>
> Nate
>
>
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