Klarinet Archive - Posting 000460.txt from 2003/08

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE:Leblanc Concerto II
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:11:06 -0400

I tried out 4-5 Concerto II's and Opus II's at the Leblanc booth at
Clarinetfest. Eddie Daniels was at the booth and tried many (if not all)
of the Concerto II's there and had the technician address little issues he
had with some of them.

Each of them played a little different. I thought the new keywork was
nice. Its much quieter than the mechanism on my original Opus. It does
take some getting used to though.

Julie Deroche told me that besides the new ergonomic keys, the Opus II and
Concerto II fixed many of the mechanical problems of their predecessors.
I know the pinky keys are out of adjustment on my Opus *all the time*!

Stephen C. Moore stmoore@-----.edu/~stmoore
Technical Assistant, Computer Science Dept., New Mexico State University
"No." -- Ivan Strnad
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Brooks, Steven D wrote:

> Has anyone had the oportunity to try one of the new Leblanc Conceto II
> clarinets with Eddie Daniels Moputhpiece?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wendy [mailto:bosma@-----.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:47 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Fw: [kl] Klezmer? (and eBay horns)
>
>
> > How to hold my
> clarinet properly so I wouldn't come down with carpal tunnel,
>
> could please inform me how this is done?
>
> Have a Nice Day!!
> Wendy :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: david lowther [mailto:dlowther@-----.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:31 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Fw: [kl] Klezmer? (and eBay horns)
>
> Hi again Ken,
>
> Yeah, how does one learn to play klezmer? Get one of those CD's I mentioned
> and just try to play like that. I took one lesson from this go-to-klezmer
> guy when he was in town and do you know what he taught me? How to hold my
> clarinet properly so I wouldn't come down with carpal tunnel, and how to
> breathe. He said the most important thing was tone and having enough wind
> power to properly finish my phrases without petering out. The rest comes
> from aping the CD's, seriously. I was reading that the Klezmatics and other
> groups learned themselves from the old 78's and it worked for them.
>
> Wearing a cool hat and shades helps too. Check out Abe Schwartz' CD's where
> he has various groups he played with - especially Naftule Brandwein. If you
> can learn some of those doinas, I guarantee snakes will rise from baskets.
>
> Mary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth Wolman" <kenneth.wolman@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 6:53 AM
> Subject: [kl] Klezmer? (and eBay horns)
>
>
> > Briefly:
> >
> > I am in the process of really discovering this music. Yes, Giora Feidman
> > (I can't wait until November, I've got tickets!) who is astounding but
> goes
> > way beyond klezmer itself; and also some of the real down-home guys like
> > Naftule Brandwein and Margot Leverett (the latter I gather is a modern
> > recreator, but WHAT a recreator).
> >
> > Who else is out there? Does someone have a list or recorded players, or
> > know where one exists?
> >
> > The only time I ever saw someone playing klezmer live was in the subway
> > station at 47th Street & 6th Avenue back in 1997 or '98. An old guy
> > wearing a yarmulke, playing what looked like an Albert system clarinet. I
> > didn't think to ask him technical questions like this: what set-ups work
> > for this sort of music? Mouthpiece, reed strength, even brands. Are
> there
> > books? Instructional tapes? This music is more addictive than a pack of
> > cigarettes:-).
> >
> > Second--Lelia mentioned eBay-sold instruments and the assumption they're
> > going to need an overhaul. Mmmmmmmm...yes, no, maybe? I paid $275 for
> the
> > Noblet 40 and added $69 via Ardsley Music in Scarsdale because there was a
> > problem with the clarion notes. In fact, Ardsley didn't get it right the
> > first time...the notes at the "foot" of the clarion register still
> wouldn't
> > sound...so they took it back at their expense and kept it well over a
> week,
> > returned it, and oh boy, does it play.
> >
> > Just don't tell me that to get the right sound for klezmer I'm going to
> > need another Selmer Centered Tone...please:-).
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > ---------------------
> > Kenneth Wolman http://www.kenwolman.com
> > "When I give bread to the poor, they call me a saint; but when I ask why
> > people are poor, they call me a communist."--Dom Helder Camara, Bishop of
> > Recife, 1909-1999
> >
> >
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