Klarinet Archive - Posting 000312.txt from 2005/01

From: orm1ondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures--Important?
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:44:47 -0500

Jane Hur wrote:

> Yeah; I heard that some of the best German
> clarinetists swore by using a piece of string to
> hold their reeds on.

There's a story about a world class performer --- I presume it's factual
--- who sometimes, when he performed a certain clarinet concerto (I
forget the names), would walk out onto the stage without his reed and
ligature in place. When the orchestra began to play the opening
measures, he would casually reach into his pocket and retrieve his reed
and string. He would casually begin to wind the string and tie the
knot in such a way that, at the very last moment when it appeared that
he would miss his entrance, he would put his instrument to his lips and
play without missing a beat.

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