Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 1998/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] doubling
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 06:35:28 -0500

At 08:27 PM 11/8/98 -0500, James Rosen wrote:
>I just asked a friend if I could borrow his (long-unused) flute to start my
>(light) foray into doubling. Are there any thoughts as to how to teach
>myself flute? I don't really want to take up private lessons for just that,
>since I am not even planning on going into music, I just want to be able to
>be in the occasional area musical.
>Also, what sources might I look at for picking up a _very_ inexpensive (but
>playable) sax (alto, I guess), and oboe (or are there other instruments that
>I should work on first?).

Flute and sax are the most logical doublings for clarinetists. Beware of
oboe: the key system was apparently designed by Rube Goldberg! *

A good cheap source of instruments is eBay online auction. In saxes, stick
to major brands. In newer horns, look for a Yamaha YAS-23. There are some
Vitos out there that were made by Yamaha and look identical, except for
lacquer color, which are just as good. Avoid Bundys. Their keywork
idiosyncrasies are much worse than those of the clarinets.

* For those too young to remember, Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist who
created wild and fanciful machines to perform everyday tasks. The board
game "Mousetrap," is based upon his drawings.

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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