Klarinet Archive - Posting 001037.txt from 2003/03

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Instrument accidents
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:07:18 -0500

From: "Christy Erickson" Subject: RE: [kl] Instrument accidents

> The worst thing I ever had happen is that my clarinet bell fell off while
> marching in the 1977 Bicentennial parade with my high school band at
Disney
> World. One of the chaperones picked it up but I marched the rest of the
> parade without the bell. The bell had some large chips that couldn't be
> repaired and I had to get a new bell.

I had my ligature fall off DURING a parade, couldn't stop and grab it fast
enough, so I just kep marching. I couldn't play, of course, so I just had
to fake it the rest of the way. Oh, well........
Sue

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