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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2007/11

From: X-UH-MailScanner-r.n.taylor@-----.uk
Subj: RE: [kl] Legere reeds for alto clarinet?
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:26:29 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Fay [mailto:kevin.fay.home@-----.net]

--It should, since the alto clarinet is an instrument that was invented to
--give excess saxophone players something to do. It *started* with the
--saxophone mouthpiece/reed in its design.

This is quite funny, Kevin, but 'the alto clarinet was invented in 1810 by
the German clarinetist and instrument maker Iwan Muler' - or August Grenser
- (so I read) and Adolph hadn't quite got round to being born.

--. . . not that I'm biased. Since the tessitura of the soprano and bass
--clarinets overlap so much, though, IMHO there really isn't any reason for
--the instrument to exist.

This is probably true. I'm obviously not a true gentleman so I will confess
in public to owning an alto clarinet. I suffer from terrible size envy when
I see friends playing their bass clarinets. On the other hand, my back
doesn't suffer so much.

Noel

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