Klarinet Archive - Posting 000342.txt from 2001/11

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music and instruments of different nationalities
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:32:39 -0500

Other questions for Greg Smith-

I assume then that any subs to the CSO are expected to have facility on the
German system clarinets?

Do you find it difficult to maintain reeds for both set ups?

Making mouthpieces, playing a major gig, practicing, teaching, posting to
Klarinet and the sneezy BB... when do you find time to sleep? Or has the
government made significant secret progress on cloning? :-)

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the last one)

Ed

> From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
> Subject: Re: [kl] Music and instruments of different nationalities
>
> Tony Pay says:
>
> << nevertheless the cumulative effect of a
> whole wind section simultaneously changing instruments from French to German
> is quite another matter.>>
>
> I have two thoughts on this:
>
> 1.) What happens to intonation when entire sections change instruments?
>
> 2.) Who subsidizes the musicians for the cost of additional instruments,
> mouthpieces, reeds, etc.?
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetxpress.com
> Eb clarinet mouthpieces
>

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