Klarinet Archive - Posting 000183.txt from 2005/03

From: Tom Wood <n4cid1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass pick up
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:42:51 -0500


klargrrl@-----.ca wrote:

>First of all the one of the main reasons I want a bass pick up is to be able to put effects on the sound with midi it's not just about amplification. I'm also playing with other electronic intruments so to not have the bass miked properly would be silly.
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>I also have played really large outdoor gigs to 1000 people + so to to not have amplification is ridiculous. I actually do have a "proper" set up and play the instrument "correctly" I know a lot of professional musicians use "silly" electronics", Eddie Daniels to name one. What a completely arrogant post.
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>>For years I played with an amplified band on tenor sax, soprano sax, and clarinet in a large dancehall. I could be heard with a big clear sound throughout the entire building including side rooms, rest rooms, kitchen etc. with NO amplification, and no DEGRADATION of my sound with silly electronics. If your equipment is made and set-up properly and you play correctly there is NO need for a mic in almost ANY hall.
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>>Kurt Heisig
>>Master Mouthpiece Maker
>>Master Repairman
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>>Once the particular situation is defined.....Kurt makes some very good points, I think. I played sax and clarinet back in the fifties in some 'Dance Bands', (Thats what we called them back then in Eastern NC), and we never used amplification except for one central mike that was used by the Leader and the vocalist. Very similar to what the current touring 'Glenn Miller' band is doing. Purely acoustical........This is, so far as loudness is concerned, adequate to fill a high school or university gym or auditorium or country club dance hall with music. Indeed, I much prefer the acoustical band. I have to use ear plugs for all the rest.............
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> I have no experience with large arenas, etc., that seat 15 or 40 thousand folks.
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Tom W.

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