Klarinet Archive - Posting 000995.txt from 1997/10

From: "Tahna Britton" <tahnab@-----.com>
Subj: Re: 4.5 ??? (was Re: bad tone)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 13:38:59 -0400

The 4.5 discussion reminds me of junior high and high school when the
clarinet players used to ask each other what strength reed they used; as if
that was somehow a contest. When I tried to explain to the section that
what strength reed used depended a lot on a person's set-up and not on how
advanced the player was (although that's a factor too), they thought I was
just saying that because I (second chair) played on a 3.5 and the first
chair player played on a 4.

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> From: GrnShirt@-----.com
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: 4.5 ??? (was Re: bad tone)
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 10:09 AM
>
> 4.5!!!???? I am a ninth grader and use a four, and am regarded as insane
> because there are only a select few who use above a three and a half at
my
> high school. I can't believe a beginner would be expected to start off so
> high! Perhaps if they started to attempt a note with a 4.5 their opions
would
> differ. (Though I'm not sure how to get them to try or if it would offend
> them)
>
> Kristen