Klarinet Archive - Posting 000485.txt from 2003/04

From: "Albert Nemiroff" <anemiroff@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] duduk, a DOUBLE reed
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:37:01 -0400

There is a discussion of the duduk which can be accessed on the internet
very easily. One of my classmates of a decade ago, a reed (clarinet, oboe,
saxophone) player of Armenian decent was presented with a newly hand-made
duduk, by a master of the instrument, given lessons pro bono and was charged
with the responsibility to carry on the tradition. The instrument is
relatively short, has a very long, wide and thick double reed which has to
be soaked 'forever'. The range is very low and the sound, shall we say,
plaintive?
Al Nemiroff

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