Klarinet Archive - Posting 000826.txt from 2001/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] bagpipes
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:56:13 -0400

At 05:26 PM 9/26/2001 -0400, Avrahm Galper wrote:

> Bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished learning them as
>when you start.

Hausmann's Law of Perversity of Musical Instruments states that "The more
beautiful an instrument sounds played by a professional, the worse it
sounds played by a beginner." I usually cite violin, oboe, and french horn
as obvious examples. Apparently the zero point of the function is defined!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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