Klarinet Archive - Posting 000301.txt from 2002/01

From: "Kent Krive" <k.krive@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Silly Instrument Tricks
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 23:18:34 -0500

And, as hard as we try, some of us Michiganders just can't forget the
Scottville Clown Band's Phil Sirrine and his claribone...

Kent in Michigan

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From: "Dave Spiegelthal" <Spiegelthal.Dave@-----.COM>
Subject: [kl] Silly Instrument Tricks

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> Kevin Fay wrote:
> "I'm astonished - shocked! - that there would be serious academic study
over
> activites that we performed in our youth (i.e., messing around in the Band
> Room).
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> I mean, what would happen if you stuck a clarinet mouthpiece on an
> ophicleide? What monstrosity would occur then?"
>
> Well, in high school band we developed a very successful hybrid called a
> 'tromboon', a trombone powered by a bassoon reed. Sounded wonderful.
Never
> could come up with a lucrative commercial application for it,
> unfortunately.........
> David Spiegelthal
> Calverton, VA
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