Klarinet Archive - Posting 000362.txt from 2005/01

From: Donna Higgins <Donna@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Titanic (on-topic, really)
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:14:10 -0500

I just got back from seeing "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit." One of the
artifacts on display was a clarinet. I couldn't make out a brand name
or a logo. Many of the keys were gone, the rest were encrusted with
green stuff. And the mouthpiece was on backwards from the way we play
today. I wondered if that's how it was found, or if the pieces were
assembled by the person who did the cleaning and resoration work. Were
clarinets still commonly played with "backward" mouthpieces in 1912?

Another interesting thing - the little card that went with the display
said that back in the early 20th century, clarinet key systems were not
standardized, and the keywork on a particular instrument depended on the
level of player for whom the instrument was intended. According to the
text, the instrument on display was meant for an "accomplished
amateur." I've never heard that before. Is it true?

- Donna

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"L'enfer, c'est les autres."

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