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Author: derf5585
Date: 2015-06-19 05:05
I wonder if an instrument has ever been in space and played?
Who would be the first volunteer to play clarinet in space?
fsbsde@yahoo.com
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-06-19 05:39
Does gravity do anything to clarinet playing? I was thinking somebody could try it in a Vomit Comet, but even easier would be just hanging upside down and see how it goes. Not me, though- maybe 40 yr ago.
PS- I accept no responsibility for broken clarinets, mouthpieces, or noggins from anybody trying this. You are on your own. Video please- and no faking the upside down part.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
Post Edited (2015-06-19 05:42)
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Author: kthln.hnsn
Date: 2015-06-19 08:28
Hmmm this gets me thinking that I should make a bucket list of places to play my clarinet! Although space is definitely not one of them hehe
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Author: marcia
Date: 2015-06-19 09:15
Chris Hadfield (hopefully that name is familiar to all the Canadians here) played his guitar while on the International Space Station.
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-06-19 19:07
Ah yes- where does the moisture go? Now THAT would be fun upside down after a seriously long continuous play. You could drown.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2015-06-19 22:46
Not quite space (but not Carnegie Hall either): I've played (very quietly!) flute, tenor recorder and chromatic harmonica while submerged in a nuclear-powered submarine. I was much younger then.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2015-06-19 22:59
One wonders whether McNair had a saxophone with him on his fateful trip and whether it was the first saxophone to be blown up in space, no pun intended.
When I worked at Hughes Aircraft, my boss, Steve Petrucci, was in charge of a committee to select a Hughes engineer to go on that flight. My take was that I probably was not qualified to be selected from the 35 or so applicants and 10,000 possibles. In addition, there had been a number of delays due to motor and other failures prior to that time, indicating that it was a risky flight with potential for failure. It made no sense to apply for that ride.
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Author: CarlT
Date: 2015-06-20 02:59
Kinda reminds me of the, "If a tree falls in the woods..." question.
CarlT
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Author: derf5585
Date: 2015-06-20 06:39
"Kinda reminds me of the, "If a tree falls in the woods..." question"
It does if it is GRENADILLA wood
fsbsde@yahoo.com
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Author: BartHx
Date: 2015-06-20 07:42
If a clarinet is played in space and there is nobody there to hear it, does it still squeak?
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