Klarinet Archive - Posting 000899.txt from 1999/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Moennig Adjusted Clarinets
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:09:38 -0400

On Tue, 18 May 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> At 07:09 PM 5/18/99 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
> >On Tue, 18 May 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> >> I was hoping that the " " around the word "wrath" would be taken as the
> >> crinkles around my eyes as I smilingly typed it. But now that you bring it
> >> up, is the variation in part because of the same thing you have been
> >> arguing about clarinets -- that since they are EXPECTED to be worked on to
> >> result in a finished product, there is no need to be terribly precise? In
> >> a mouthpiece BLANK, clearly sold as such, I can accept a lot more variation
> >> than in a finished mouthpiece.
> >
> Gee, Roger, I THOUGHT I was AGREEING with you. Or do I not correctly
> understand the concept of a mouthpiece blank. Is it not intended to be an
> unfinished product, sold to craftsmen for final finishing? Or are they
> finished products intended for use as is, but chosen by mouthpiece refacers
> like yourself for further work due to inherent material qualities? My
> question was a legitimate one, completely without any cynical or negative
> implications. I just want to know!

Again, you assume much. You take the word "blank" and allow it to mean
anything you want. You didn't agree.....you asked a question in a
negative way. If you want to know more about blanks, ask rather than
assume.

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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