Klarinet Archive - Posting 000454.txt from 2003/11

From: Rick Campbell <ricksax@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] No more page turns
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:38:51 -0500

Rick Campbell wrote:
The article I read on Harry Connick indicated he had a network system of
Mac G4s, and was arranging in Finale. He had obtained a patent on at
least part of the system.

Blake Arrington wrote:

> Dan,
>
> Any clue if this is what Harry Connick's band has been using? I
> remember seeing the big band on a New Year's Eve special 3 or 4 years
> ago and they were talking about the computer screens all the band
> members had so they don't have to turn pages.
>
> Thanks and Happy Turkey Day,
>
>
> J. Blake Arrington
> Graduate Student--University of North Texas
> Principal Bass & Eb Clarinet--Irving Symphony Orchestra
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
>> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>> To: "klarinet@-----.org>
>> Subject: [kl] No more page turns
>> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:56:49 -0800
>>
>> The local newspaper in my town, "The Los Altos (CA) Town Crier"
>> announced a new product by a local company that will eliminate
>> forever your need to turn pages, but it costs a fortune.
>>
>> See www.freehandsystems.com
>>
>> which consists of a personal computer tablet designed for displaying
>> sheet music while leaving the hands free for playing. (I'd rather
>> have one that plays and I'll turn the pages, thankyou.)
>>
>> Runs on batterys that last 3 hours and costs $1195. It turns pages
>> either with a foot pedal or else a quick tap on the screen.
>>
>> See page 48 of the Nov. 26, Town Crier at www.losaltosonline.com for
>> a picture of the stand. It holds 5,000 pages and more with an
>> expansion kit. (I don't think that's enough for either Mahler 6 or
>> Strauss' Frau Ohne Schatten.)
>> --
>> Dan Leeson
>> leeson0@-----.net
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