Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2017-04-22 03:15
The greatest truths lie in jest.
Stan, no joke, if your history of documenting ridiculous and failed approaches in clarinet advancements through gear is any indication, if the fine print of the instructions you humorously refer to claimed that such exposure to temperature extremes, along with dipping your finger (which might get burn off) in same, might show upper altissimo improvements, you'd strongly consider trying it, keep detailed notes, obviously fail at such witchcraft, and then document it here, not even upon conclusion, but "as you go," thinking your helping others by warning them to metaphorically not "stand in the middle of the highway so as to not get hit by a semi, as you did," failing to understand that conveyance of the obvious (don't stand in the middle of the road) is wasted time.
For those that think this harsh, read some of Mr. Kelly's prior posts. Read the nice and accurate responses he received for the first few iterations of just his repeated diatribes (e.g. cane reeds, (or Legeres, or mouthpieces, or ligatures)), that tried to steer him to approach his limitations as a player with good ole fashion practice work, not gear, that even to this day he ignores.
Einstein (we) wrote that repetition of events (gear swaps) expecting a different outcome (upper altissimo) is insanity.
I find it painful, not funny, to watch the people who can't heed this observation of Einstein's.
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