Klarinet Archive - Posting 000129.txt from 2000/03

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] kl] Falling in love
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:30:15 -0500

On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 07:33:44 -0500, kratofil@-----.com said:

> Lelia wrote:
>
> > I wonder if the clarinet particularly appeals to people with the
> > instinct to tinker, while people who don't enjoy tinkering might
> > more likely gravitate to, say, the trombone?
>
> Believe it or not, there is always an exception. I went to college
> with a trombone player that invented a better rotor/thumb thing for an
> F attachment. He also tinkered with motorcycles and went into
> instrument repair! Maybe he should have played the clarinet?? :)
>
> This discussion has been interesting. I'm a tinkerer, too. My
> students think I'm crazy. I have plans for a "finger fence", someone
> beat me to the crutch (Koiman, or something similar, thumb rest)....I
> like to invent my own toys!

I know that this thread went in a different direction, but I do think
it's important to keep alive the tenuously established distinction
between toys and tools. All that stuff above falls under the category,
'tools', for me.

Unfortunately, 'toys' sound fun, and 'tools' not!

We need another way of characterising something that isn't properly
connected to the world it's actually designed to live in.

I thought, 'symbol' (as opposed to, 'reality'), but I don't think that's
good enough, because it's too abstract.

And 'dildo' is a bit too explicit;-)

Anyone?

Tony
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