Klarinet Archive - Posting 000340.txt from 2003/09

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Walter Grabner I Love You!
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:34:11 -0400

Sue Raycraft wrote:

>Hey everyone!
>Just wanted to get your attention. :-)
>
>Actually, I DO love Walter's barrel. He recently overhauled my
>1911 Buffet A clarinet, and when he returned the clarinet, he included
>one of his barrels for me to try. It is great!
>I was having a little trouble with flatness in the throat tones, and his
>barrel greatly improved this. An added bonus is that this barrel works
>equally well on both my A and my Bb, so during orchestra rehearsals/
>performances, when switching horns, I can just change both the barrel
>and the mouthpiece as a single unit. The barrel is already warmed up
>that way, too!
>
>Thank you Walter!
>

Gee, Walter, uh, does your wife ever read your e-mail? ;-) Just kidding!
Looks like you have yet more fans! Keep it up!

(Note to those singles out there, male AND female - if you have a knack
for instrument work, develop it! You never know when an admiring fan
might just become more!)

All right, NO more fake soap opera writing or stupid jokes!

Seriously, Walter, I'm still playing on your mouthpiece! And I still
love it! Now just to find time to REALLY practice, instead of this
hit-and-miss crap (sounds like I'm driving in the Springfield mixing bowl!)

Patricia Smith

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