Klarinet Archive - Posting 000347.txt from 2005/01

From: henderk2@-----.ca
Subj: Re: [kl] Neuroses (was Ligatures--Important?)
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:09:06 -0500

Quoting dnleeson <dnleeson@-----.net>:

> >
> The wrongest possible collection and aggregation of equipment
> details may be very right for Jane. >
> We are all neurotic to greater and lesser degrees, swearing by
> this or that mechanical piece, mostly in the belief that if it
> works for us, it will work for everyone.
>
> I'm surprised that we don't all wind up in total emotional
> breakdowns.
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>I am reminded of a book a Horn player friend of mine had when we were in high
school--was it by Philip Farkis?(sp?)
The advice on choosing a mouthpiece was to go the the largest available music
store and buy their 6 most expensive mouthpieces and place them in a bag. Then
you were to go to a lake and rent a rowboat and row to the middle of the lake,
blindfold yourself, and one by one throw five of the mouthpieces overboard.
You were then to "practice like Hell" on the remaining one.

Ken Henderson
Truro NS Canada
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