Klarinet Archive - Posting 001197.txt from 1998/07

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Mozart and the right clarinet
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 22:42:44 -0400

On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Mitch Bassman wrote:
> In any case, Roger mentioned that the instrument "was either an original (I
> doubt) or a reproduction of a basset clarinet." And then "but the guy did a
> great job of demonstrating on it." It was, in fact, a *reproduction* that
> Eric Hoeprich (the guy) was still working on. He explained that fact early
> in the session (or perhaps at one of the evening concerts).

I walked in late.......just after my plane arrived and I had to get
someone to register me (no small feat) by REregistering me (apparently
they had lost my preregistration stuff - guess it didn't pay to
pre-register!!....I walked around with a hand lettered name tag feeling
like registering was an afterthought!!), figure out where the heck I was,
and hop on over to the lecture. Missed his initial discussion.

> Actually, "it"
> wasn't an "it"; "they" were a "they." My recollection is that he had
> reproduced (and demonstrated) copies of a clarinet in Bb and a basset
> clarinet in A at that afternoon session.

Yup......should have mentioned that in my last post....sorry.......it was
a they! And pretty cool I might admit.

Thanks for your helpful post Mitch - wish I had met you too (and that I
could have had some of that pizza!)

Roger Garrett
IWU

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