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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-02-17 01:01
I tried out the "shoestring in a clarinet" method to lower pitch. The results were hideous!! Not only did I have a new "G" Clarinet, but only so many notes came out decently, and most of them were so stuffy that you could barely hear them at all. The low notes sounded cool, though.
Then I took the same shoestring and fashioned a ligature out of it. That idea worked better. I've never played on a better ligature before in my life! I need to get some boot lace and fashion a contra ligature as soon as I can.
So what else is shoestring used for?
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-02-17 01:13
I use them to tie my shoe togeather so they don't fall off my feet when i walk. They work great.
Have fun
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-02-17 01:27
bob gardner wrote:
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> I use them to tie my shoe togeather so they don't fall
> off my feet when i walk.
Yeah, but if you tie them together don't you trip a lot?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-02-17 02:08
Aren't shoelaces the first thing taken from prisoners before being put in jail?
I've heard of a few private studio teachers who suggest that their clarinet majors wear shoes without laces, during those long 4 hour practice room sessions on the Nielsen.
Just in case.... GBK
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Author: Mike
Date: 2002-02-17 07:21
I thnik string is good for tieing up the news papers for refuse purposes.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-02-17 10:35
Wasn't the string down the clarinet supposed to be just regular "string", not "shoe"?
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Author: jenna
Date: 2002-02-18 04:41
There's still a difference, Todd. Take it from a female..
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2002-02-18 13:19
I forget. Is a G string the highest or lowest string on a violin?
And a thong, of course, is "a strip especially of leather or hide," to quote Merriam-Webster. So, if your shoelaces are leather, they could be considered thongs.
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Author: Todd W.
Date: 2002-02-18 16:06
jenna --
That's the wonderful thing about this BB -- the depth of experience of its members! I'm always learning something new.
Todd W.
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Author: Mike
Date: 2002-02-18 16:29
A thong use to be worn along time ago in England, but they were a bit bigger.
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-02-18 16:46
I love the music of "This Thong Is For You."
I think Niel Diamond wrote it.
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-02-18 21:49
G-String is the lowest string on a violin.
Imagine sticking one of THOSE in a clarinet!
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Author: Sally Gardens
Date: 2002-02-19 05:46
>I love the music of "This Thong Is For You."
>I think Niel Diamond wrote it.
Or maybe you're thinking of the famous Elton John number?
"My gift is my thong and this one's for you."
Yipes.
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