Klarinet Archive - Posting 000651.txt from 2004/07

From: Virginia Hill <gigi1182@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] First Act Stuff?
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:41:48 -0400

We could always find a random person with strep throat and have them play
one- then watch the epidemic spread......... *I'm evil*

Thanks to everyone for helping get the word out about these things. Maybe
eventually MENC can take a stand on this too--- dammit, SOMEONE'S gotta have
an effect...

Thanks!!!!
Ginger Hill

On 7/17/04 9:33 AM, "Don Hatfield" <dhatfield@-----.org> wrote:

> Wonder what they'd do if I strolled into Sam's Club or Wal Mart with my
> mouthpiece, reeds, and a tuner and started playing every clarinet in the
> stack? And the saxophones, too? The only drawback is that I might find a few
> in the pile that sound decent....then I might be promoting the darned
> things.
>
> I;ve noticed they leave the display instruments out with reeds to let people
> try the instrument...wonder what my local health department would say of it?
>
> Don
>
>
>> Don. Good idea. Perhaps someone could test the mouthpieces to see if
> they
>> contain lead or mercury. Think about how many Chinese toys have been
>> recalled for that reason. Perhaps a child could be stabbed by a broken
> key
>> or a younger child would be in danger if one fell off the instrument while
> a
>> sibling was practicing and swallowed or choked on it. Worst of all is the
>> emotional damage and stress that may be caused by the poor intonation of
>> these instruments, not to mention the social outcasting that will occur
> when
>> a child with one of the First Act instruments sits next to another child
>> with a good quality instrument and plays.
>
>
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