I’m also a Clarinet and Bass Clarinet player–started about 28 years ago. Still have my old Buffet R13 and a newer Leblanc Concerto. While I do own a Bass Clarinet, I don’t own an Alto so I guess I’m not THAT big of a nerd 
Although, I do hope to pick up a Contra Bass someday.
Gotta say, as much as I love my clarinet, the whistle is a lot more portable and, currently, fun to play!
Me, too! I played Bb & Eb clarinet for 7 years from elementary thru high school. Overall the music didn’t jump up and bite me like Irish music does, so my Selmer languished for 17 years before I got interested in possibly joining the local community band. Before I jumped into that arena, I bit the bullet, bought a whistle and the rest is history.
My name is Elliott, and I play the clarinet.
I stink at it, but I still do it.
Never got past 4th chair
(out of 7) in the 3rd clarinet section.
Really nice wooden Noblet, though.
Oh … that’s Pete Fountain’s crystal mouthpiece. He was a damn fine clarinettist in the New Orleans jazz style. I think he died recently, though.
Anyone with a “C” clarinet they want to get rid of,
please e-mail me.
"Bb"s and "Eb"s need not apply,
My mother wants me to be Benny Goodman …
too bad I want to be Cathal McConnell.
–^======== ((
whistle on & on …
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[ This Message was edited by: ELLIOTT on 2002-12-25 17:16 ]
Yes, I too must confess I played the clarinet - all through grades 5 to 12, then halfway through college when I switched over to the baritone saxophone. Played the bari sax in community bands for several years but had to stop when work constraints arose. Got interested in Irish trad a few years ago and the rest is bodhran, accordion and whistling history.
[ This Message was edited by: Rando7 on 2002-12-25 11:12 ]
“calling all clarinets” ?
Don’t you taunt me clarinet, you knnniggget !
Now, Wombat is strangely silent on this thread. Hello!!! Wombat?? Tried Alka Seltzer ? 
Hi SteveK,
I enjoyed reading your post. I thought at first you were referring to the Royal York hotel as a dump, but it’s the YORK! That was the first hotel I stayed at the night I arrived in Canada from Ireland. Thought it was a pretty decent place. Found out later that they detain illegal immigrants on the top floors…oops! I’m now a Canadian citizen, so I won’t have to go back there.
Tom.
(I’ve always hated the clarinet.)
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On 2002-12-25 12:16, Whitmores75087 wrote:
Hi SteveK,
I enjoyed reading your post. I thought at first you were referring to the Royal York hotel as a dump, but it’s the YORK!
[ This Message was edited by: whitmores75087 on 2002-12-25 12:17 ]
You stayed at the York in London, Ontario and thought it was OK? Hmmm.
I hope Santa was good to everyone.
Steve
[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2002-12-25 15:05 ]
York hotel in Toronto, not London. Yes, it was dump, and yes, we thought it was nice. Keep in mind we had just arrived from Ireland, where a private bathroom was a luxury.
(E=Fb is the same person as whitmores75087)
[ This Message was edited by: E = Fb on 2002-12-26 00:53 ]
I own an old Conn wooden Clarinet and
a Raison Albert System Clarinet.
I modified the Albert System Clarinet to have cork tenons instead or thread and I’m currenly learning how to play it. So far I’m in the first register notes.
I’ve also built some folk music Clarinets (Chalumau).
I’m teaching undergrads how to teach clarinet in 2 weeks. Should be interesting.
SteveK-see you in a couple of days!
On 2002-12-26 00:51, E = Fb wrote:
York hotel in Toronto, not London. Yes, it was dump, and yes, we thought it was nice. Keep in mind we had just arrived from Ireland, where a private bathroom was a luxury.
My grandparents on both sides were farmers. They had outhouses till I was about 12 years old and no hot water either. Nevertheless, both homes were infinitely nicer than the York Hotel.
The ladies and escorts room at the York was interesting. I don’t know whether it applied to all liscenced premises or only to beer joints. Anyway, only single women or women accompanied by men were permitted. A single man was banished to the “men’s room” (not the john) for his beer drinking. Due to the fact that more men wanted to come to hear the music than women, there were tables at which there would be about 10 guys and 2 or 3 women. That law has been changed and I could never exactly figure out the purpose of it.
Looking forward to seeing you, Janice
Steve
[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2002-12-26 11:28 ]
What is this affinity between ex-reed players and tinwhistles?
I played alto sax in elementary and middle school, but gave up reeds entirely after spending a year playing oboe (the double-reed instrument of the devil - phui). I’ve thought about picking it up again (Lark in the Morning has a C tenor keyless sax at a steal price) but my wife and kids would probably far rather I didn’t - a sax has far more volume than a tinwhistle.
I’d picked up recorder about the same time I started sax, and continued with it after - never quite expert level, but good enough to amuse myself and fool non-musicians into thinking I am one.
After stumbling across the Chiff and Fipple site, I picked up a Clark in D, but it took a business trip to Ireland to push me into working at it seriously - I picked up the Walton’s beginner’s package, some tunebooks, and a couple of Feadogs, all in D.
Now my wife thinks I’m slightly obsessed, but I’m having fun. And my younger daughter (9) annexed one of the Feadogs and is having fun with me.
Next step - to get over my recorder-induced urge to tongue every not not explicitly slurred, and work up some proper ornamentation.
Dana