Klarinet Archive - Posting 000580.txt from 2001/10

From: "Robert Moody" <LetsReason@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] "successful faking"
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:47:09 -0400

STOP! This is too much! LMAO!

Robert

P.S. (still laughing) One word...EXACTLY! ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: <EFGold2@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] "successful faking"

> I, too, have a special reed. It is tipped at both ends. It also has an
> interchangeable blank: that is, there is no top or bottom. Of course,
there
> is a need to use a special mouthpiece of my design. You can get the parts
at
> Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowe's or Loper's High Performance. However, the
> most elegant, and resonant material is a brushed aluminum extruded
one-piece
> custom-made item from a Harley-Davidson engineer, Walter Yamaguchi. It is
> tuned to resonate at 440 cps and has great harmonics, with those who have
> great reserves of residual lung capacity. The T-shaped configuration
requires
> that that the unused end be sealed in an airtight fashion. Galvanized
lead,
> with a high zinc content, appears to work best, but the threads have to be
> machine-lathed to a high tolerance. Again, thank goodness for machine shop
> technology from the auto racing professionals.
>
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