Klarinet Archive - Posting 000609.txt from 2002/01

From: Janine <janine@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: New Book: The Rough Guide to Clarinet
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:51:32 -0500

Thanks for the info about this.

Books A Million, Amazon, & Barnes & Nobles have it in stock, but don't list any
synopsis or reviews.

As an adult taking up the clarinet again, this looks very interesting, & I plan
to order it along w/a few other books.

Thanks again!

Janine Olivella

Gary Van Cott wrote:
>
> There aren't that many book being published about the clarinet so we are
> always pleased when we have a new one:
>
> It is, The Rough Guide to Clarinet, The Essential Tipbook by Hugo
> Pinksterboer. Rough Guides, PB, 134 pages.
>
> This is a "hardware" book about the instrument itself and is especially
> recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about or needs a reference
> on the physical aspects of the clarinet. This may include adult beginners,
> parents of clarinet students, teenage students, non-clarinetist music
> education majors or band directors, etc.
>
> The book is very well illustrated and includes chapters on buying a
> clarinet; mouthpieces, ligatures, and barrels; reeds, how clarinets are
> made, the brands of clarinets, steps to take before and after playing,
> maintenance, the family of clarinets and related woodwinds, etc. It was
> published in the UK and has prices in British currency and a few terms more
> common in Britain than the United States but is a very useful book.
> Especially considering it is only $9.95.
>
> It even lists the Clarinet Pages: http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/ as a
> source of information.
>
> Gary

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