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Author: richard smith
Date: 2017-02-27 21:17
When his fans remarked how marvelous his clarinet sounded, he reminded them that HE produced the sound. (from his bio book )
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Author: kdk
Date: 2017-02-27 21:44
richard smith wrote:
> When his fans remarked how marvelous his clarinet sounded, he
> reminded them that HE produced the sound. (from his bio book
> )
Channeling Heifetz?
Karl
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Author: NTSOG
Date: 2017-02-27 23:57
Hello GBK [Glenn],
I have never seen a photo of Artie Shaw, so I assume the picture you displayed is of the man himself with his Selmers? If so I am intrigued: are the keys gold-plated and which model Selmer did he play - the lighting in the photo is such that I cannot be sure. I ask because my Selmer full Boehm] CT [which I recently mentioned in another post] is gold plated and I am trying to find out more about my instrument and its history.
Jim
Australia
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Author: GBK
Date: 2017-02-28 00:21
Although Artie mostly played a Selmer on his most well known recordings, the two clarinets that the Smithsonian have are a Selmer and a Buffet.
Although it's not that apparent in the photo, Artie always had the LH Eb/Bb sliver key removed and the hole plugged because he felt the key "got in the way".
BTW - He also endorsed the Conn Constellation 44N(?) clarinet but didn't play one on the bandstand.
...GBK
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Author: Chris_C ★2017
Date: 2017-02-28 02:15
I noticed the missing LH sliver keys too - confirms what I'd heard previously. Having fat fingers myself led to lots of squeaking from just catching the key with the side of the finger until I did the same (initially a piece of cork under the key, and then having the hole fiilled next time it goes to a tech). I reckoned anything that is good enough for Artie Shaw is good enough for me! It's such a relief not worrying about the squeak (well, that cause anyway).
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Author: NTSOG
Date: 2017-02-28 02:23
Thank you both - Eric & Glenn,
It's funny that I still have LP 33 1/3 records of Artie Shaw [and the Carnegie hall Concerts with Goodman and friends] up in the attic from when I was an enthusiastic novice player in the 1960s, but have no recollection of ever seeing a photo of Artie Shaw.
As for keys getting in the way: with age and having had many operations on my hands I find that quite a few keys "get in the way" nowadays and some even go completely missing so I end up playing "air" clarinet!
Many thanks,
Jim
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Author: GBK
Date: 2017-02-28 02:33
NTSOG wrote:
> Thank you both - Eric & Glenn,
>
> It's funny that I still have LP 33 1/3 records of Artie Shaw
> [and the Carnegie hall Concerts with Goodman and friends] up in
> the attic from when I was an enthusiastic novice player in the
> 1960s, but have no recollection of ever seeing a photo of Artie
> Shaw.
All the pictures of Artie Shaw you'd ever want.
...GBK
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Author: NTSOG
Date: 2017-02-28 09:11
Thank you Glenn,
You're right, they ARE all the pictures of Artie Shaw I could ever want!
I do love his music.
Jim
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