Hey everyone!
From a recent I made, I was shocked to find that many more whistle/flute players are actually ex-clarinet players. So, the whole I wasted this whole 6 lines was to ask how many have or still are playing clarinet. You can’t deny it!! Just give in to your life long talent!!!
I still play my clarinet. Although I play whistle or flute a lot more lately.
-Mark
Nope ~ no longer play. Sold mine after high school to the kid down the street… At times, I wished I hadn’t done that, though…
Mary
Well, I’ve played flute for most of my life, but was recently given an old wooden clarinet that I’m slowly learning to play.
I like the warm dark resonance of its sound…fact it, there is a similarity between its sound and that of the wooden flutes I love so much. (And polymer flutes, too, of course!..)
–James
http://www.flutesite.com
I played clarinet (and alto sax) from 6-10th grade, but haven’t played since. I often wish I had time to play tenor and soprano sax, being a big Coltrane fan.
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Yep, I’m an ex-clarinetist, too. Still have mine, though I haven’t played in nearly 15 years (about the time I took up the whistle and Irish music–imagine that).I was a seroius player, with a masters degree in performance (a long time ago now).
Someday I’ll sell them I guess. I’ll have to fund a flute!
Tim
I started clarinet in 4th grade and played it continuously until I graduated from high school. In my adult life, I’ve had several periods where I picked it up again for a while, most recently 9 or 10 years ago. Although I haven’t played it more than once or twice since my daughter was born 7 years ago, I don’t consider myself an ex-clarinetist, as I hope to pick it up again when my schedule permits. In the meantime, yes, I enjoy playing an instrument that doesn’t require a reed.
slightly off-topic… but I didn’t think oboe players should be excluded!
I moved onto the oboe from the flute when I was 12 - and played oboe until I was about 19… but all that fiddling about making reeds was too much to keep going at university.
after a gap of 30 years, I’m really enjoying playing the flute again!
pamela
I am enjoying the best of three worlds. I have several pennywhistles, several bamboo flutes, a bamboo alto saxophone and a bamboo clarinet. I got my bamboo flutes, bamboo sax and clarinet from Erik the Flute Maker.
I like playing the bamboo sax and bamboo clarinet because the fingerings are the same as the pennywhistle.
Craig
I used to play the clarinet also. I stopped playing it when I got my flute. I always had trouble with that thing, I got sick of having to get it repaired. Besides, I like the flute miuch better.
I’ve been repairing Clarinets and decide to take it up. I have a Albert system Clarinet, which I bought for good deal on Ebay and changed all the threaded tenons to cork. I’m playing Albert system because it is so popular in Klezmer music. I also like the simplicity of it.
I played trumpet in High School. I also have a Conn ‘Boehm system’ clarinet, a Gemeinhardt Flute, circular mellophone, Oboe, several of my own flutes and whistles. The collection continues to grow.
I kept my 50+ year old student clarinet, had it repadded and resprung about 15 years ago in hopes of getting back into it. Quickly lost interest but held on to it in the vain hope one of my nephews might give it a try. Now I want to sell it, but am slightly perplexed that an instrument with about a zillion holes, keys and moving parts is worth 10% of the price of a high end wooden flute with only six finger holes.
By the way, from the time I picked up my first whistle six years ago, I have been playing at least every other day. In contrast, when I was trying to revive my clarinet I was lucky to get out it once a week. I guess it’s a combination of loving trad, easily access to the music and other players, and the superficial simplicity of trad tunes and the keyless flute.
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