Klarinet Archive - Posting 001191.txt from 1999/05

From: "Elyssa Plotkin" <coolclarinet51@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] E-mail
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 20:02:40 -0400

My Name is Elyssa. I am 12 years old, and loving the clarinet!!! I was
wondering if there was any boys or girls around my age who would like an
e-mailing parter. I like to Yankees and Astronomy too. I live in NY, and
would really like someone who likes the clarinet too, to write to. THANX!

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>Date: 26 May 1999 20:15:01 -0000
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>klarinet Digest 26 May 1999 20:15:01 -0000 Issue 1432
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>Topics (messages 16925 through 16931):
>
>sandpaper
> 16925 by: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
>
>publishers/availability of various works
> 16926 by: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
>
>covering the holes from moving thumbrest
> 16927 by: CEField@-----.com
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>klarinet Digest 26 May 1999 17:25:03 -0000 Issue 1431
> 16928 by: Jim Lande & Joyce Mason <lande@-----.com>
>
>New music files
> 16929 by: GrabnerWG@-----.com
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>clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
> 16930 by: GrabnerWG@-----.com
> 16931 by: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
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>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:41:00 -0400
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Re: sandpaper
>Message-ID: <374C322B.3D597DF7@-----.com>
>
>I play with an oboist who has #2000 sandpaper. It was originally design
>for
>buffing fighter jet canopies.
>
>MG
>
>Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 26 May 1999, Mark Weinstein wrote:
> >
> > > Query for the Sand paper experts out there. Is 220 the FINEST ? When I
> > > went to Wal-mart recently all I could find was 180. The 180 had a
> > > ADHESIVE BACK which would be nice and useful in making a "tool" to
> > > sand reeds, etc. I realized that the 180 wasn't high enough at the
> > > time in Wal-Mart. Does it go any higher than 220? Does Ferree's sell
> > > a small hand sanding tool and sandpaper?
> >
> > I don't think I am a sandpaper expert, but, yes, it goes much higher.
> > Usually, #220 grit is referred to as "finishing paper," but much less
> > abrasive grades are available.
> >
> > For much higher grades, look at waterproof sandpaper, also known as "wet
> > or dry" paper or silicon carbide paper. This is intended primarily for
> > use in sanding auto bodies for repainting, so it often is available at
> > auto supply stores in addition to hardware stores. It comes in grades
>or
> > degrees of abrasiveness such as 220, 320, 400, 600, and even much
>higher.
> > I personally like to use #1000 for sealing reeds, and I have seen it
> > advertised in grades as high as #1600. (That means that it has about
>the
> > same degree of abrasiveness on both sides of the paper!) With these
> > higher grades, you can't remove much cane, but you can seal the pores
> > without changing the essential dimensions of the reed.
> >
> > There is a company which makes supplies for model builders which can
> > supply the finer grades. This company is "MicroMark." They are located
> > somewhere in New Jersey, and have a web site. Also, a music store in
> > Bloomington, Indiana, "Pro Winds," regularly stocks the #1000 waterproof
> > sandpaper.
> >
> > The waterproof sandpaper is much more effective when both the paper and
> > the cane are wet, but it can be used dry also.
> >
> > I made an easel for myself for the purpose of sanding the backs of
>reeds.
> > Take a piece of plate glass, perhaps 1/4" thick and 4" square. Using
> > contact cememt, glue #400 waterproof sandpaper to one side and #600 to
>the
> > other. It is great for making sure the back of the reed is flat. It
>can
> > also be used to work on the table of a mouthpiece if you are so
>inclined.
> > You can buy a commercial version of this from a music accessories
>company
> > for about $25, or you can make one, as I did, for about $1.
> >
> > Ed Lacy
> > el2@-----.edu
> >
> >
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>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:03:25 -0400
>To: "KLARINET" <klarinet@-----.org>
>From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
>Subject: publishers/availability of various works
>Message-Id: <199905261800.OAA20961@-----.edu>
>
>I'm looking for some help in locating the following works, and also fro
>feedback from anyone who might have played them.
>
>Poulenc - L'Invitation au Chateau (clarinet, violin and keyboard [piano/
>harpsichord?])
>
>Schubert - Octet for Winds (**NOT** the famous Octet), D.72
>
> For this piece, I'm curious as to the length (# of movements, etc) I
>know it's published by Musica Rara
>
>Spohr - Septet in A Major, Op. 147. This is reported to be out of print
>by Eble. Anyone know the publisher, or own a set, or know of a library
>that owns a set?
>
>All these pieces are new to me, and assuming we can find them, I may be
>playing them this summer.
>
>TIA
>
>David
>
>David Niethamer
>Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
>dnietham@-----.edu
>http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/
>
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>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:39:32 EDT
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: CEField@-----.com
>Subject: Re: [kl] re: covering the holes from moving thumbrest
>Message-ID: <b85ba6b5.247d99e4@-----.com>
>
>In a message dated 5/26/99 10:56:33 AM, cpaok@-----.net writes:
>
><<Does it go any higher than 220? Does Ferree's sell a small hand sanding
>tool and
>sandpaper?>>
>
>I don't really know about sandpaper grades. The 220 grit is the highest
>number they sell at Home Depot. (Ferree's is great for the specialty tools
>and supplies; for everyday stuff, try Home Depot or your local hardware
>store.)
>
>I buy a box of sandpaper sheets (about 8 X 11 in size). Then I use
>household
>scissors to cut the sandpaper into strips for sanding tenon corks.
>(Sharpens
>the scissors while I'm at it!)
>
>You can make nifty hand-sanding tools from old clarinet reeds. This trick
>was
>passed along to me by a sax guy. Use contact cement to attach small strips
>of
>sandpaper to the backs of the reeds. These "tools" are nice because they're
>easy to hold and can maneuver into tight spots (i.e., the crow's foot cork
>on
>the F/C key when it's in place on the clarinet and just needs a smidge of
>cork taken off). These little sanders don't last too long because the tip
>of
>the reed is so thin. But this is a good way to recycle dead or split reeds
>and squeeze a few extra cents value from them.
>
>Cindy
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:23:46 -0400
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: Jim Lande & Joyce Mason <lande@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: klarinet Digest 26 May 1999 17:25:03 -0000 Issue 1431
>Message-ID: <374C4A42.46EDEDBE@-----.com>
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> >From: "Mark Weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net>
> >Query for the Sand paper experts out there. Is 220 the FINEST ? When I
>went
> >to Wal-mart recently all I could find was 180.
>
>YES! finer grits are easily available to 600. (roughly comparable to
>coarse steel wool) and is made up to something like 3500 (used, for
>example, to polish plexiglass airplane windows.) The best general purpose
>papers (80 grit up to 600) I have found are belt types (4"wide by however
>long you want it) made in Switzerland, identified as "SIATUR JJ" and SIA,
>and carried by woodcarving supply places. (I have dealt with Little
>Mountain carving supplies at 800-752-7573.) 800 to 1200 papers can be
>bought at any place that sells auto paint & related supplies. Some places
>(Woodcraft Supplies)
>also carry fiber pads that are roughly comparable.
>
>A fun exercise is to take a small hardwood board (say, 2" by 2" by 2 feet
>of oak) and sand completely with 80 grit. Cut off a few inches and then
>sand what is left with 120 grit. Repeat up to 600 grit. The 80 grit
>sample will seem smooth, but you will be able to see a difference all the
>way up. At 600 grit the color of the wood will appear to change, as if you
>had oiled the wood. (Oiling the wood, so some degree, changes the color by
>making a smoother, more continuous surface.)
>
>Play with grit
>jim
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:31:24 EDT
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>Subject: Re: [kl] New music files
>Message-ID: <31c52be8.247da60c@-----.com>
>
>mark Charette@-----.org writes:
>
>I convert the files as I get time to printable PDF files (files that are
> >printable on basically any machine via the free Adobe Acrobat reader)
>and
> >put them onto my site at www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music . There's most of
> >Oliver's there along with probably 20 or 30 more. That way people don't
>need
> >to purchase Finale. They've been there for a couple of years now.
> >
> >>>
>Another example of the fine service you provide to the clarinet world.
>Thanks
>Mark!
>
>Walter
>who has been busy printing all morning. "What, honey? Work is calling?
>Who?"
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:43:37 EDT
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>Subject: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
>Message-ID: <44e80d6.247da8e9@-----.com>
>
>In a message dated 5/26/99 8:48:55 AM Central Daylight Time,
>kissingerjn@-----.EDU writes:
>
><<
> > I would suggest an instrument with a serial
> > number of 100,000 or lower which was made before 1972 I believe. Try
>to
>find
> > a clarinet with a Flat spring under the C#-G# key or left hand little
>finger
> > key. Clarinets of this era were made of better wood than the
>instruments
> > being made today.
> >>
>No! No!...don't buy an old clarinet. As we all know from our recent flurry
>of
>posts...ALL old clarinets are BLOWN OUT!!!!!
>
>Joke.....no flames lease!
>
>Walter
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:00:02 -0500
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
>Message-id: <374C52C2.F7266975@-----.edu>
>
>GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 5/26/99 8:48:55 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > kissingerjn@-----.EDU writes:
> >
> > <<
> > > I would suggest an instrument with a serial
> > > number of 100,000 or lower which was made before 1972 I believe. Try
>to
> > find
> > > a clarinet with a Flat spring under the C#-G# key or left hand little
> > finger
> > > key. Clarinets of this era were made of better wood than the
>instruments
> > > being made today.
> > >>
> >
>
>Actually, Walter, I didn't write this. Alvin Swiney did. I merely quoted
>it in
>a followup message I sent.
>
> > No! No!...don't buy an old clarinet. As we all know from our recent
>flurry of
> > posts...ALL old clarinets are BLOWN OUT!!!!!
> >
>
>So THAT'S why the guy on the street corner in the trench coat only wanted
>$40 for
>his 1968 R13! I should have known. Bummer! ;^(
>
>Best regards,
>Jack
>
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