Klarinet Archive - Posting 001139.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] playing in the rain :(
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 05:57:42 -0400

At 09:58 AM 9/28/98 -0700, Tim Roberts wrote:
>While we clarinet players badly want to believe this, the painful fact of
the
>matter is that, for the most part, your clarinet and flute sections could
take
>the field with painted broomsticks and the audience could not tell the
>difference. Our "gentle" tone rarely carries past the sidelines, especially
>when the brass section is playing as well.
>
That's why it costs so much extra for those front-row seats in the stadium!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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