Klarinet Archive - Posting 000331.txt from 2004/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Selmer St. Louis
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:17:45 -0400

At 11:23 AM 10/10/2004 -0400, Wayne Thompson wrote:
>Very good.
>Last night I criticized Bill's use of the terms 'fundamental' vs 'higher
>partials' to describe clarinet sound.
>
>Since then, Tony, Keith, and Bill have given more examples of the use of
>these terms and I now understand better. Bill, in your note of a few
>minutes ago,
>I still think it would be stronger to say, "To MY ears, "dark" describes the
>sound that is heavier on
>'the lower partials'......" rather than, "To MY ears, "dark" describes the
>sound that is heavier on fundamental....." the way you worded it. But
>maybe I
>nit pick, Bill; I otherwise understood well and liked what you said.

I would be willing to accept "...fundamental AND lower partials..."

Bill Hausmann

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

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