Klarinet Archive - Posting 001210.txt from 1997/08
From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.edu> Subj: Re: [Fwd: Historical event for 27 August] Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 15:13:54 -0400
Steven A. Haaser wrote:
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> Here is today's history lesson:
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> 27 August
> 1889 - Charles G. Conn of Elkhart, IN, patents the metal clarinet.
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> Let us learn from history ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
I believe that this date ranks as a milestone and is a universal holiday
for the electric lamp industry. :^]
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis
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