Klarinet Archive - Posting 001401.txt from 1998/04

From: "Jonathan Pennington" <jwp@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Crayola
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 19:19:03 -0400

Maybe I could get crayola to make me a clarinet! If I played really hot
jazz, would it melt?

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> From: Scott Morrow <sdm@-----.edu>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Light and dark clarinet sounds & a new note on tone color...
> Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 11:46 AM
>
> On behalf of the Klarinet list, I've contacted the Crayola Company. I
have
> been informaed that they plan to include both "light tone" and "dark
tone"
> crayons in next year's boxes of crayons. They expect them to be almost
as
> popular as their "raw sienna" and "burnt sienna", and to generate almost
as
> many queries as they get from people wanting to know what an "umbra" is.
>
> -Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cmdr Herel <CmdrHerel@-----.com>
> To: klarinet@-----.us>
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Light and dark clarinet sounds & a new note on tone color...
>
>
> >In a message dated 98-04-21 15:39:06 EDT, leeson@-----.edu writes:
> >
> ><< Nancy's posting on the subject of dark sounds (which was originally
> > submitted by an individual who wanted to understand what a dark sound
> > was) in illuminating and a genuine attempt to shed some light on
> > the problem for the original submittor. However, her analogy of
> > being similar to treble and bass, with her added comment of "kinda,
> > sorta" shows just how impossible it is to be precise in this hazy
> > arena.
> >
> > Most of you know my feelings on this matter and I'm not about to
> > state them again. I only point out that this subject has yet to
> > have any really comprehensible explanation that is of practical
> > value to a clarinet player trying to seek knowledge here. It's
> > all smoke, mirrors, and confusion.>>
> >
> >
> >
> >Okay, okay, this is my favorite thing to do...
> >
> >Over the years I've had some beautiful rosewood barrels, and just
recently
> I
> >started using a gorgeous boxwood barrel on my Bb... And let me tell
you,
> the
> >boxwood on the Bb and a beautifully striped rosewood on my A make quite
a
> >striking display under stage lights...
> >
> >So I am often asked what the difference is with my barrels. And my
> favorite
> >reply is:
> >
> >They have a brighter tone color! Get it?? Brighter *color*? Ha ha
ha.
> >
> >And that is my answer to the nature of tone color. ;)
> >
> >Teri Herel.
>