Klarinet Archive - Posting 000749.txt from 2004/01
From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net> Subj: Re: [kl] What is this? Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:31:36 -0500
It appears to be a Taragato.
http://www.nbucknall.co.uk/music2.html
To listen to what it sounds like.
I've seen and heard them played in Egypt...in popular bands. Hot!
They do use a double reed. Very short reed. I have a primitive wooden
version. Conical and even with a double reed sounds very much like a
saxophone.
Forest Aten
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From: "Gary Van Cott" <gary@-----.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] What is this?
> Because the top end looks so small that all you could do is insert a
double
> reed. It is also too conical in shape to be a member of the clarinet
family.
>
> Gary
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> At 08:08 AM 1/26/04, you wrote:
> >Gary Van Cott wrote:
> >
> > > It looks like a metal, double-reed instrument.
> > > I would guess it was some kind of "folk"
> > > instrument.
> >
> >
> >
> >Out of curiosity, why do you say double reed rather than one of those
> >cheapie 13-key or 14-key clarinets?
> >
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