Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 1997/03

From: Sherri <sheba@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: How many kinds are there?
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 21:24:19 -0500

On 3 Mar 97 , Lisa K. Clayton wrote :

> Leblanc produced some octo-contraltos in Eb and one octo-contrabass
> in Bb, both pitched an octave lower than the contra-alto and contra-bass
> respectively.

Can you imagine the size of this thing?? I wonder if people had to stand
up to play it....??

"Hey you...... in the back.......get that thing out of here !!!!"
"No no that's our octo-contrabass player"
[octo-contrabass player opens the back compartment of the instrument and a
portable TV pops out] " Hey you've got great reception here"

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