Author: Alseg
Date: 2021-03-17 01:28
I just read a posting by Ben Redwine on Facebook that Omar Henderson, PhD has passed. "The Doctor" innovated many unique products for the clarinet, including a natural cork grease, a granadilla bore oil, and specially shaped silk swabs ("available in any color you choose, as long as it is black"), and many other items. He devised the Forte C clarinet-an affordable and usable C instrument. He purchased the Chedeville brand name and produced mouthpieces and blanks.
He and I collaborated on the Chedeville Barrels that he made based on the mouthpiece compound.
Omar was a joy to work with. He was a humble person with an abiding sense of humor and had deep interest in music and scientific endeavors. He had worked for NASA and the CDC
Ben, and others, if you have anecdotes about Omar, please post them.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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