Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 2003/12

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] music musem (this one is in Stockholm, SE)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:40:37 -0500

Buckman, Nancy wrote:

>Seems I remember a tunnel to middle earth just north of Reykjavik.
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Just to jump into this thread, I had the good fortune to visit the Musik
Museet in Stockholm about a week ago.

There were some wonderful old instruments ( many woodwinds, as well as
an old sackbut I found fascinating), as well as a section that focussed
on what we estadounidenses refer to as World Music, or ethnic
instruments. There was also a recreated violin maker's bench, which was
fascinating to the point of being a bit intimidating, since one look and
you are thrown back in time to the days of the old makers.

There was a more modern section (there was even a small ABBA display,
but it didn't grate on my nerves all that much).

In addition to everything ELSE it had, there was also an entire floor
devoted to Sounds - everyday sounds we live with, and sound's influence
on human beings. I would have loved to be able to read Swedish much
better than I do (almost not at all!) so I could understand this better.

All in all, it was fascinating; I plan to drag my boyfriend back again.
He enjoyed playing on stuff that was open for people to mess around with
(some recreations, etc.)

Patricia Smith

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