Klarinet Archive - Posting 000140.txt from 1996/08

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Reed making books
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 20:53:12 -0400

>In the May-June 1995 edition of "The Clarinet" (Vol. 22, Nr. 3 p32,
>interview with Kalman Opperman) Richard Stoltzmann mentioned a book by Mr.
>Opperman on reed making.
>I am looking for information about reed making for quite some time now and
>haven't succeeded in finding a good one.
>
>Has anybody got an idea where I could get that book by Mr. Opperman?
>
>(Elena Lence of the ICA once told me that it is published by Oppgold
>Publications, but I don't have an address or phone/fax number)
>
>Randolf
>
>
My copy of the Opperman book is dated 1956 and was published by Chappell
Music Company, 609 fifth avenue, New York, NY 10017. There is a number on
the back, but I am not sure if it is an ISBN number- it is 0015388-316. I
searched AMAZON.COM (a HUGE bookseller) and didn't find the book though.
You might also try Baker and Taylor books (1-800-775-1200). They are very
nice to work with and seem to know of every book that EVER existed, even if
it is out of print. BTW, the Opperman "book" is only 40 pages long, but it
does outline the reed making procedure quite well, and with lots of pics.
Good luck.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)