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Author: ClarinetQween
Date: 2002-06-01 21:32
Hey Guys!
There is this little national treasure hiding in the middle of the US and many people don't even know about it. The only way that I found out about it is that I happen to go to the University that houses this amazing collection of musical instruments. It is called the Shrine to Music Museum. It is located on the University of South Dakota Campus in Vermillion, SD. This is in the southeast corner of the state. I am in a way promoting this museum, but it is entirely free to go there and visit. I was very fortunate to get a job there this summer (that I start in July) cataloging various clarinets. My main project will be cataloging Boehm system Buffet clarinets but I will also be doing a project comparing the Albert system to the Boehm system. It should be a blast. Anyway- The have chalemeux's (Predisessor to the clarinet) and many 5 key clarinets and many other wild woodwind instruments as well as tons of brass, stings (Strat's too!) and percussion galore! If you are really interested in this type of stuff I would really recomend this to anyone venturing in the direction of Vermillion, SD! it is absolutely free. for more info go to: www.usd.edu/smm and enjoy!
-ClarinetQween:)
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-06-02 13:22
Very good description of a "jewel", C Q. For years my wife and I have tried to visit the many GREAT museums here and abroad, still remember that I was invited to bring mouthpieces on next visit to the Bate in Oxford, G B. We visited the Shrine about a year ago, met and toured with Debbi Reeves [you should read her articles in the ICA Journals], left an old Conn [a mfgr. speciality of theirs!] Alto cl, and plan on future contribs. Let me also put in a plug for the Claremont, CA [Fiske] museum and curator Al Rice, exceedingly knowledgable partic. re: woodwinds. Much educational fun, Don
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2002-06-02 17:26
The museum in Vermillion is really a treasure for the Americans. I played a concert there a few years ago and the collection is really amazing. The most amazing objecs to me personally was the quartett of Amati Violins, Viola and Cello, all made in a timeframe of 20 years between 1650-1670 (correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I recall), among other things like a quartett of Adolph Sax saxophones and a clarinet with Romero system, the only one I've ever seen. I also remember Bill Clinton's Conn fibre glass tenor sax made as an american flag, but this was more a curiosity.
Alphie
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Author: ClarinetQween
Date: 2002-06-02 20:11
Mrs. Dr. Deborah Reeves is my clarinet teacher there and my supervisor at the museum. I met her before college and she is my whole reason for being at USD! It is a small world after all!
-ClarinetQween
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-06-03 04:37
Wow - it's a shame to think that those poor string instruments are languishing in a prison. Unlike their wood wind cousins, string instruments can go on for scores and scores of years and only improve with age.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-06-04 20:01
I believe, while there, I saw evidence that those remarkably beautiful and highly playable stringed insts. were used in recitals by gifted players on special occasions, so lets not lament any solitary confinment. Dr. Reeves might wish to comment. I did spend more time viewing the reed insts, a GREAT tenor sax [Conn?], the Romero and the [full] Mazzeo-Selmer and many others [TNTM, too numerous to mention]. Will return, C Q. Don
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