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Author: hans
Date: 2022-06-04 00:19
Attachment: 2022 - Trombone versus Bear.jpg (969k)
The attached article describes a new use for the trombone.
Since bears and cougars are common in the area where I live, I wondered if anyone had tried using a clarinet instead of a trombone? If it was successful, please advise the make and model of the clarinet, mouthpiece, ligature, and the reed strength used.
Hans
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Author: prigault
Date: 2022-06-04 02:30
Perhaps more important than the model and brand would be the notes or score actually played. If a clarinet repelled a bear as well as it does my cat, I'd put more money on 'For clarinet' or some altissimo notes than on the first half of Saint-Saëns sonata's 3rd movement.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2022-06-04 04:20
I knew somebody would eventually find a good use for a trombone!
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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-06-04 05:21
Bob Barnhart stated: "I’d reach for my ‘Effer!"
I think you might have possibly hit the nail (bear) right on the head (eardrum)!
According to the following story, a "Whistles for Life safety" whistle was used to scare off a black bear. Yep, it was loud (120db), unfortunately no mention as to what note or pitch frequency was emitted. It's easy to plug one's ears and blow a 120db whistle. Can an "Effer" emit a 120db note? And if it could, how would a player protect their ears?
https://whistlesforlife.com/2019/09/04/can-a-whistle-really-scare-a-bear/
And, now, about that unique whistle design:
https://www.greatlandlaser.com/whistle-for-life-safety-whistle/
*Go down to Description*
After reading about the whistle's design, I'm pretty sure a player couldn't produce a staccato at one pitch along with two continuous pitches at different frequencies.
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