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Re: OctoContraBass Clarinet&lottery

Author: fskelley
Date: 2017-12-31 04:36

With respect to lottery winnings (or other fortuitous financial gains) enabling the purchase or even the commissioning of one's "dream" instrument- perhaps many of us live our musical lives thinking we've missed something having to get by on a more limited budget. That's a bit sad whether true or false.

On the other hand, I wonder about those "lucky" few winners. How often does the longed-for instrument (or anything else in life) live up to the anticipation? Sometimes it does, many times not. Might be tough to predict in a particular case.

I'm satisfied with my clarinets, though with spare $$$$$$$ I might try a few alternatives. I'd probably go back to a real semi-concert grand piano, perhaps a late model C7 instead of always playing my Gigapiano (which is a C7 sample anyway). But then I'd return to my days of never being satisfied with tuning. Day after tuner visits, I'm already wistful. MIDI pianos cured that. Yes I could have the tuner out every day or 2- I don't think that would be satisfying either. I would like to have an old 1970 era Thomas "Celebrity" and a spare room to hold it. Maybe it would play as nicely as I remember- or not.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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