Klarinet Archive - Posting 000151.txt from 2008/09

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Post on Clarinets
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:20:43 -0400

In a message dated 9/26/2008 2:57:12 P.M.=A0 Eastern Daylight Time, =0Awtho=
mpson7274@-----.net writes:=0ADick Williams asked,=A0 "Does anyone know of a =
double reed cylindrical =0Ainstrument?"=0A=0AI then answered, "A=A0 Krumhor=
n (or crumhorn) has a cylindrical bore.=A0 And maybe a highland=A0 =0Abagpi=
pe chanter???"=0A=0AJohChance1 said, "Or maybe an oboe. My crumhorn is=A0 c=
urved"=0A=0AI say:=A0 No, an oboe has a conical bore, of course...=A0 But y=
ou have a krummhorn in hand?=A0 I played them in college; what great fun th=
ey were.=A0 So, here's a fun idea;=A0take off the cap and see if you can ma=
ke it overblow a 12th, like a clarinet, using your embouchure.=A0 Come to t=
hink of it, there are bagpipe chanters at my music store.=A0 My next visit,=
I can try the same experiment!=0A=0AWayne Thompson

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