Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim: Since you were a utility man, I can understand sorting through a lot of reeds. Through Erin, I met a lot of oboists. All of them made their own reeds, even the then BSO principal oboists. It was almost ritualistic, kinda like people who shot and then develop their own B&W film! :-) Jim Jim Nichols wrote: > As the "utility man" in my high school band, I was a saxophone player > who was called on to learn the oboe because some of our required pieces > for the state contest required oboe solos. With a good reed, it is a > wonderful instrument. The problem is that you must sort through a lot of > reeds to find a good one. In my college days I was asked to try the > bassoon, because we did not have a bassoon player. I got by, but it > lived up to its reputation of "an ill wind that nobody blows good". > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sarah's recital > > >> Oboe ... that was my daughter's favorite instrument, until her >> charismatic teacher got the boot. She never managed to adjust to >> another teacher. The first one lived for his oboe. >> >> Like making music by blowing through a straw at MacDonalds, she was >> told (by my son's violin tutor). A challenge like that she couldn't >> turn down. >> >> Daniel >> >> >> On 1/23/07, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: >> >>> Nice shots, Peter. >>> >>> That's my daughter standing there eighteen years ago, playing her oboe >>> at her senior recital. >>> >>> Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >