Klarinet Archive - Posting 000313.txt from 2005/01

From: Jane Hur <janemail100@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures--Important?
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:52:46 -0500

Wow, that's a great story.. I'm going out to Sam Ash
to try out some ligatures in their Listening Room in a
couple days-- I'll keep the comments from this thread
in mind; hope they have a good selection!

Jane

--- Ormondtoby Montoya <orm1ondtoby@-----.net> wrote:

> 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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