Klarinet Archive - Posting 000644.txt from 2001/06

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] random question
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:20:30 -0400

At 05:39 PM 06/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> <><> Beth G wrote:
>Does anyone have any, um, artistic uses for old reeds? Beth is
>bored..can you tell? :)
>
>They are useful if you or yours like to build doll houses -- such as the
>fence around your doll house's garden or the tiles for your doll house's
>roof ......or you may need a tongue depressor for your cat.
>
>Cheers,
> Bill

I remember Bob Vagner, U. of Oregon Director of Bands and Prof. of Clarinet
1952-77, told me a wonderful story of how he had gone to the Vandoren
factory and hand selected 100 reeds by trial. He brought them home and put
them in a bottom drawer of his dresser and let them age as he used them
occasionally.

One day, he came home from work on his 30th wedding anniversary, and in a
box, wrapped up, was a beautiful, homemade clock - made from, of course,
clarinet reeds. As he was admiring the beautiful clock, Bob asked his
lovely wife where she had found all of the reeds. She replied, "In your
reject drawer of course."

Bob told me that was the only time he considered divorcing his wife.

Best wishes,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Clarinet Professor
Director, Symphonic Winds
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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