Klarinet Archive - Posting 000854.txt from 1999/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Moennig Adjusted Clarinets
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:35:20 -0400

On Mon, 17 May 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> Oh, jeez! Do you mean I now have to turn my "wrath" toward the mouthpiece
> makers, the REAL source of the trouble? :-)

You might be surprised at the enormous variance between "identical"
finished blanks from the same company. And this includes Zinners. The
variance in bore is not so great as the variance in the baffle, tip and
side rails, window size, and throat. Turn your wrath towards the makers
of the blanks rather than the people who try to correct and make
consistant the problems of the blanks.

Better yet, why be upset? Not everything in life is going to be perfect
and up to your standards - sometimes it is better to find positive
solutions than to direct wrath towards someone.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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