Klarinet Archive - Posting 000243.txt from 1996/07

From: Michiya Nishino <mnishino@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Dangerous Instruments (formerly "Help in Research please")
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 16:55:49 -0400

On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Scott D. Morrow wrote:

> I was waiting for someone else to start, but since no one has stepped
> forward thus far, I will offer my nominee:
>
> The Alpine horn - imagine you're playing one of these in a marching band
> and you hit a pothole! That baby could take out quite a few teeth, as well
> do serious property damage!
>
> -Scott

Uhhh . . . how about marching bassoon? If you trip, the bocal could go
through your throat (ouch!). Actually, I heard that this has actually
happened before and that this is the reason why bassoons are not used in
marching band . . . but it sounds like one of those urban legends to me.