Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 1999/10

From: Christian Budde <emv080@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cheese and clarinets
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 04:56:23 -0400

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:
> And then I saw it: the vocabulary used to describe the character of
> Vermont's various cheddar cheeses. I thought I was reading a
> clarinet catalog: the cheeses are described as firm, creamy, round
> with a clear finish, robust, very sharp, strong, acidic, pleasant,
> and with great complexity. Only one description could not be
> applied to the character of clarinet sound: "goat flavored."

Perhaps the designers of clarinet catalogs _do_ get inspired by the
inscriptions on cheese packages (and the backsides of wine bottles
perhaps) ?

I would like to hear a clarinet with an acidic sound :-)

Christian

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