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Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-03-07 11:54
With "Personal Inferiority" about to go off the bottom of the topics page, it seemed time to do a quick summary...
38 people responded (Thank you!)
They own, or have access to, 307 clarinets. (I didn't count saxes, recorders, or any other instrument)
Thats an average of 8.08 cls per person
And a Standard Deviation of 8.10 cls
The max was GBK with 37(!)
The min was four of us with only 1 each.
Question: Are other instrumentalists as nuts or as possessive?
Surely the average (professional, I presume) tubists (tubaists?, players of tubas, anyway) surely don't own 8 tubas!
Does Alicia de Larrocha own 8 grand pianos?
Did Toscaninni own 8 batons?
JDS
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2005-03-07 12:18
At a PSO benefit recital (Brass section) George Vosburgh, principal trumpet of the Pittsburgh symph told us he has 50 trumpets (incl posthorn, flugelhorns, various pitch trumpets, etc)
At a Rolling Stones concert I saw that Keith Richards had 7 elec. guitars on stage lined up. Probably the tip of the iceberg.
I don't know how many batons Arturo T had, but he had a pocket watch that he placed on the stand, and he said to the orch. "This piece will be 12min and 22 seconds, ...and it WAS!" (told to me by clarinet teacher who recorded with him)
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Julie
Date: 2005-03-07 12:32
poor person with the .08th of a clarinet! ![[tongue]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie6.gif)
I know this guy who collects vintage guitars...he has like 40. I dont understand why anyone needs 37 clarinets, but hey, it's more fun that way!
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Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-03-07 12:36
The person with 0.08 clarinet actually only owns a box of reeds, right now.
He's gonna get a mouthpiece when he gets the money together.
Then a barrel, then .... &c.
JDS
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Author: clarispark
Date: 2005-03-07 13:36
I never got to post on that, but here's what I've got...wouldn't change the numbers much...
2 B-flats (an old Noblet and a plastic Vito)
On loan from the school: a Selmer E-flat
Also: a trumpet (Marceau of Bohemia? Don't know. There's no serial number or anything), and an alto sax (a brand called Wolverine, made by Grinnell Brothers in Detroit).
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2005-03-07 15:11
John - regarding the size of a typical (?) tuba collection, see http://www.bassethoundmusic.com/hardware.htm
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: music_is_life
Date: 2005-03-07 15:21
this just occured to me- I posted on the other thread that I have one clarinet... I actually forgot about my plastic! So I have 2 Bbs! However, that wont change the number much!
-Lindsie
Post Edited (2005-03-07 19:14)
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Author: clarinets1
Date: 2005-03-07 18:14
sheesh! all those clarinets out there...
well, here are my 2 cents:
one very good Vintage R-13 Buffet.
one do-able plastic Bundy (i started on this one)
one Keilwerth alto Sax
one Selmer tenor sax
two flutes (one good, one passable)
one Alvarez bass guitar
one violin
a couple kazoos
one misplaced recorder
three birds, a cat, a turtle and a fish
oops, sorry got carried away.
and that is all
aren't musicians great?!
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2005-03-07 19:10
OK this will help build up the average.
5 in Bb all play
4 in A only one plays well, 3 are antiques
1 effer it plays
1 alto in pieces
2 bass one plays lots better then the other
A great teacher gives you answers to questions
you don't even know you should ask.
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Author: fredackerman
Date: 2005-03-07 20:15
GBK has 37 Clarinets... Yikes, I'll never be able to catch up with him! I do understand why, our instrument is indeed a work of art and there are so many types and vintages out there that enough really never is. I also have many watches and fountain pens, do I need them all? Yes!
Fred
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-03-07 20:31
fredackerman wrote:
> GBK has 37 Clarinets...
My clarinets (and saxophone, flutes, recorders) have been bought, traded for, acquired from colleagues, etc... over a 40 year period. Often, you just have to be in the right place at the right time.
All are played (although not every week) and each has a distinct "personality". I am sure, like many of you, the instruments are just like having a group of good friends.
BTW - one of my adult students collects cameras. He has more than 60...GBK
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Author: CPW
Date: 2005-03-07 20:37
Of woodwind horns
some have many
honks and squeaks
they are aplenty
Spares and backups
and must-haves
abound
if you have excess mouths
(not to mention the mouthpieces and barrels)
only one horn need be found
Now I must confess
that on my shelf
two double sets and two eefers
I have come to pocess
Add to these
a few saxaphones
and the collection is complete
No wait!!
I want yet another , he moans.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-03-09 00:42
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Surely the average (professional, I presume) tubists (tubaists?, players of tubas, anyway) surely don't own 8 tubas!
Does Alicia de Larrocha own 8 grand pianos?
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No, but you can bet that she owns at least 2 if not 3. Sax players often have many, many of them also as well do flutists.
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BTW - one of my adult students collects cameras. He has more than 60...
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I collect dollars, I have at least 50 of them........ 
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