Klarinet Archive - Posting 000394.txt from 1997/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Onan + Rico Grand Concert reeds
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 14:18:26 -0500

On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, David H Eby wrote:

> Now, if they'd blow the dust off their Bibles they would realize that Onan was
> NOT masturbating. He was practicing a method of birth control called "coitus
> interruptus". Read Genesis 38:8-10. I checked it in six different versions
> and they had differing levels of clarity, but this seems the most likely thing
> that is being described. (Look in http://www.gospelcom.net/bible)

So "the hell" what? First people get bent out of shape over some
offensive evangelistic signature file, and now we've come to the
point of *analyzing* christian writings in addition to quoting them.
This a clarinet forum. CLARINET. If you want to continue blathering
on about prophets and myths, create your own listserv. We've got
our topic. Let's stick to it. If you insist on mucking up our mail
boxes with more off-topic religious babble, at least put "religion"
in your subject line so we'll know to delete your message before
even opening it. It's approaching the realm of so much pervasive
spam, and plenty of us are sick of it, as shown by list members
signing off in disgust. We'll be sure to lose more if it doesn't
stop, and this would really piss me off. This is "our" list, the
"Klarinet" list, for clarinetists and clarinet enthusiasts dis-
cussing topics immediately relevant to the clarinet. Post something
relevant to the subject of clarinet performance or scholariship, or
don't post anything at all. Here's mine:

Several people have extolled the virtues of Rico Grand Concert reeds.
I know that this "model" of reed comes in quarter strengths, and I'm
interested in sampling them without wasting my money (i.e.; getting the
right strength rather than spending money on a box just to find out which
strength I need). If I play on Vandoren Hand-Select 3.5's, what would
the equivalent Grand Concert strength be?

Neil

   
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