Klarinet Archive - Posting 000712.txt from 2002/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinets.
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:59:00 -0500

At 01:34 PM 11/15/2002 -0800, Albert Nemiroff wrote:
>Ten years ago, at Los Angeles Vallley College I played the school's Bundy
>bass clarinet in the Wind Ensemble. A studio musician who played baritone
>sax/bassclarinet in the jazz A band used the school's aging Selmer bass
>clarinet. The latter had a problem, and was taken in for repair, which was
>done well, but took some time. In the interim, the pro had to use the Bundy
>in the concert. After that we had to work out a sharing schedule, for the
>Bundy.

The Bundy keywork is a little awkward (If you don't like Bundy Bb's, you'll
HATE the basses!), but they do have a very nice sound.

Bill Hausmann

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

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