Klarinet Archive - Posting 000602.txt from 1998/06

From: Gary_VanCott@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Intro, observation, question (newbie alert)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:15:39 -0400

I haven't noticed any comments on this posting and it certainly deserves
some.

Based on the last time Mark posted statistics, I think we have around 700
people on the klarinet list.

I think we have a good age mix from a few junior high age students on up
and beginners to professionals.

I don't thank we have any clarinet makers on the list, but certainly some
who restore them as a hobby, as well as professional repair people and
mouthpiece makers.

Most of the list members are clarinetists, but some have other primary
instruments such as bassoon, oboe, and even saxophone.

One area in which the klarinet list may not be representative of the
clarinet community as a whole is that only those with internet access are a
part of it. I have observed that many members either have a connection to
higher education or work in technical fields (two groups with a high level
of internet access). A vast majority of the participants are from North
America and most of the rest are from other English speaking countries (UK,
Australia, NZ). It appears to me that the amount of participation from
outside North America has decreased over the past year or two, which is
unfortunate.

Welcome aboard,

Gary Van Cott
Las Vegas, NV

"Kevin McLeod" <rkm@-----.com> on 06/17/98 01:45:04 PM

Please respond to klarinet@-----.org

cc: (bcc: Gary VanCott/NHIN)
Subject: [kl] Intro, observation, question (newbie alert)

Hi. I just signed on and wanted to say hello to everyone.

I'm a music hobbyist (mandolin, guitar) who recently bought a wooden
Bundy in decent shape at a swap meet (looks a lot more like Al than
Kelly, I'm afraid, but it works ;->). I bought a maintenance kit
and a beginners book at a music store, and I'm soaking up as much as
I can in my copious free time :-|. I've been having trouble
locating a broad-scope FAQ-style document on the 'net. Maybe it
doesn't exist, but maybe you can send me off in the right direction.

I played alto sax for a little while in school (>15 yrs), so I was
able to get note-like sounds out of the thing pretty quickly. What I
don't remember are things like how to store reeds between practices,
what exactly should I be doing to maintain the instrument, and
similar "oh my God he doesn't even know _______" kinds of questions.

Here's another topic of inquiry: Who is on line in the Clarinet
community? On the CoMando (mandolin) mailing list, which has a
subscription list in the 700 range, there are players, from
professionals to hobbyists, as well as many custom builders of
mandolins. The age range is broad, but it seems to be older than
average. What about the clarinet? I've run across two
great websites, the fine sneezy.org site (of course) and
George Klimowicz' site at http://www.execpc.com/~klimowic/
That appears to be the high point - have I missed anything?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to having fun with this, and thanks for
listening.

Kevin
R. Kevin McLeod O-
McLeod Information Workshop Houston, Texas
http://www.eden.com/~mcleod/

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