Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2000/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Good beginnings (was: klarinet Digest 31 Dec 1999)
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:08:42 -0500

><Dee hays> Normally as an engineer I require proof of generalities,
>sweeping
>statements, and "everyone knows." However one of the truths of life is
>that a good beginning is important to anything. This is one of the very
>few
>things that I will accept. Remember the old "stitch in time saves nine."
><

>>on 1/1/00 2:24 AM, Keith wrote:

>>But the beginning is the diaphragm, not the mouthpiece :-)

Or, to quote Jerry Stowell, "95% of the problem with the clarinet is
behind the mouthpiece"

I take it Dee finds the government employee dictum which follows to be
inaccurate!! ;-)

"Plenty of time to do it over, but not enough time to do it right"

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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