Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2003/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The season to kill bad ideas
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:23:12 -0500

At 09:06 AM 12/1/2003 -0800, Dan Leeson wrote:
>...But let me state that there are a not modest number of people (of which
>I am part of the group) who suggest that they way you sound on a clarinet
>has, all things being equal, very little to do with the instrument and the
>medium of its manufacture. If you sound great on a Selmer center tone, you
>are going to sound great on a Buescher metal clarinet. Anyway, that's the
>assertion.

I agree wholeheartedly with this assertion. However, while you will sound
great, you will NOT sound EXACTLY the same. VERY CLOSE, yes, but not
EXACTLY the same.

>...But then you did a worse thing. EVIL. EVIL. EVIL! I believe that it is
>called a mortal sin in Catholic theology. You used the term "dark sound."
>And worse, you compounded your EVIL EVIL EVIL by attributing the "dark
>sound" to something about partials.

The mortal sin was MINE, Dan. But it is unlikely to affect my final
destination. Still, as long as I define my terms, I suppose I could call
the sound "green" or "raspberry" or even "chocolate" if it gets the point
across. Only UNDEFINED terms are really sinful.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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