Klarinet Archive - Posting 000858.txt from 1997/03

From: Kathi Atkins <kathi@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Cane reeds ->was->kevlar underwear?
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:40:36 -0500

I agree.
Kathi

>Probably for no other reason than there is nothing else that sounds like a
>cane reed but a cane reed. After all, don't we play the Clarinet because we
>love the way it sounds? And most of us fell in love with that sound long
>before spaceage materials were around. I know there are some that will
>believe that new and improved is better and sometimes it is. . . but not
>always. Graphite is a wondreful material but I will take my old cane fly rod
>any day. But sorry, that's off topic.
>Just call me old fashioned I guess. . .
>
>Thomas
>Reedman2@-----.com
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