Klarinet Archive - Posting 000609.txt from 2004/07

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Can you offer guidance on Amati purchase ... (newbie)
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:27:04 -0400


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From: "Warren Rosenberg" <wrosenberg47@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Can you offer guidance on Amati purchase ... (newbie)

> What a stupid, bummed out, condescending reply you have just made,
> Professor.
> I don't believe what I just read!
> I've been reading every message for the last 3 months and I don't remember
> ever seeing a note regarding the independence of materials and their sound
> as you imply. So my question to you, Professor Acoustics, is why is
> Grenadilla wood emphasized as THE WOOD for clarinets as opposed to
plastic,
> rubber, paper mache, and anything else which might be suitable for outdoor
> use, rain, etc. Is it just a marketing ploy? So be it if it is. But I
> resent your tone in your answer, and now we know why people just don't
like
> to get along. Perhaps you need to open your throat; enhance your
> embouchure.
> > Now if you had said, "A hard rubber clarinet does NOT sound like
> > a wooden clarinet," that would be news.
> What's news to me is how people who claim to be musicians, makers of
music,
> can have such foul dispositions. Now that's news!
>

This certainly can't be the original poster named, "Warren Rosenberg".....

There seems to be a hint of a clarinet question in the post! (his first?)

There have been many discussions on the list about the material used to
manufacture clarinets.

science vs. the esthetic of wood
See: Greenline

Not to say that wood isn't serviceable....but there are very fine
professional level material options out there in the marketplace and I
believe that we will see more soon.

Let me suggest the archive (Warren?).

Forest Aten

P.S. Warren....Dan is smiling right now.

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