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Post by oboehorn77 on Jan 16, 2007 18:33:55 GMT -5
^that reminds me.... My brother (now rather well known at the local Music-Go-Round--the used instrument store where he takes guitar lessons) was able to aquire a clarinet for free that was not allowed to be sold. Why could it not be sold? Part of the body had chipped off and was being held together with airplane glue. Unfortunately, even that did not hold, but happilly, the people at Music-Go-Round gave him another clarinet that was somewhat nicer (still without charging him).
My bd has a story for sixth graders (when band starts in my district) about why if you ever have a problem with your instrument you should NOT give it to your parent. In this case, a boy who played trumpet was unable to remove the mouthpiece. It seems that his father eventually ended up sawing off the bell!!!!!! (you can immagine how effective this was in getting the mouthpiece out)
My other dead trumpet story comes from someone who used to work at Music-go-round and is now working at OSU repairing instruments, I think for the marching band. (be scared you guys!) Anyway, aparently aparently there is an acidic solution sometimes used to de-laquer brass instruments. This person and his roomate (learning about instrument repair) put a trumpet in this solution and forgot about it... over night. The next morning... it was gone!
(jeeze, I feel like I'm telling a band ghost story! and its ghost still haunts the dorm playing screeching high notes no one wants to hear...)
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Post by bariclaribob on Jan 27, 2007 12:19:41 GMT -5
I don't know what happened. I had just gotten a new reed from Mr. B (medium LaVoz) because the stupid size 3 Hemke had split after just two rehearsals when I absolutely could not play the bari. It wasn't the reed, because I could play the mouthpiece just fine, but something was wrong with the horn. One of the keys (tucked inside where the three are and the bottom one is for B flat) was stuck down, so it kept about four other keys down and one very important hole covered. I had to use someone else's bari, and I absolutely hate it. It plays high notes really well, but I have to lean forward about 100 degrees to be able to have my hands fit on it comfortably, and the keys at the bottom (the cluster that has the key you use for low C) are too far for me to reach (I have tiny hands that some fondly call Hobbit-hands), so I have to bring my low C, C#, B, Bb, and A up an octave, which takes all the fun out of bari.
And Mr. B might have to send Bari into a shop! I didn't get to take him home last night. This is the longest we've ever been apart.
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Post by carahtheodd on Jan 29, 2007 17:44:45 GMT -5
YOU DID KILL HIM< I am ashamed. Maybe you will have to use Cain's HEE HEE ;o)
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Post by bariclaribob on Jan 29, 2007 17:52:08 GMT -5
^EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!  |
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Post by carahtheodd on Jan 29, 2007 17:53:58 GMT -5
Yeah, but sarah's is not working quite right, if it breaks tom, on fri his will be the only one left AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Post by bariclaribob on Jan 31, 2007 21:05:20 GMT -5
His as in Jer's... or his as in............... ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.........!
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Post by bariclaribob on Feb 9, 2007 19:49:36 GMT -5
Oh, bad news! My bari is still in the shop, so I'm borrowing a bari from a girl in blue jazz band. Problem: there's a jazz show on Monday. I'm not quite sure how the instrument transition is going to work out, but we'll wing it.
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Post by claribeth on Feb 4, 2008 22:04:45 GMT -5
ive never killed mine but the other day before class i ACCIDENTLY dropped my clarinet and when i tried to play high C the key was so bent it was tucked under my Eb key and when i took it to my BD he asked if i dropped it and my face turned red. IT TOOK 3 BD's TO FIX IT!!!
my clarinet needs a good name. any ideas? i just cant decide.
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Post by Horn man on Feb 4, 2008 22:11:46 GMT -5
what about Alfonzo? I dunno.
In 7th grade I dropped my horn and half the bell bent inwards. Ick.
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Post by Clarinaut on Feb 4, 2008 22:33:15 GMT -5
ive never killed mine but the other day before class i ACCIDENTLY dropped my clarinet and when i tried to play high C the key was so bent it was tucked under my Eb key and when i took it to my BD he asked if i dropped it and my face turned red. IT TOOK 3 BD's TO FIX IT!!! my clarinet needs a good name. any ideas? i just cant decide. I named mine according to brand. So, mine was a Yamaha. I named it " Tony Yamaha." |
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Post by Clarinaut on Feb 4, 2008 23:24:40 GMT -5
ive never killed mine but the other day before class i ACCIDENTLY dropped my clarinet and when i tried to play high C the key was so bent it was tucked under my Eb key and when i took it to my BD he asked if i dropped it and my face turned red. IT TOOK 3 BD's TO FIX IT!!! Haha, how many band directors does it take to repair a clarinet? |
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Post by Marine. on Feb 5, 2008 7:18:43 GMT -5
i killed my old trombone once
i was setting it down on a chair and i leave for a minute and i come back and its on the ground
i dont think anything is wrong with it until i try to unlock the slide lock
it had bent the slide lock really badly
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Post by claribeth on Feb 5, 2008 19:22:21 GMT -5
ive never killed mine but the other day before class i ACCIDENTLY dropped my clarinet and when i tried to play high C the key was so bent it was tucked under my Eb key and when i took it to my BD he asked if i dropped it and my face turned red. IT TOOK 3 BD's TO FIX IT!!! Haha, how many band directors does it take to repair a clarinet? that depends, luckily we have ppl that come in our band room evry week to fix instruments so he had to fix it or it would hav took 20 BDs to "fix" it one time the HS band director "fixed" my friends clarinet with a rubber band therefore it is now called the "ghetto horn" same director took 2 days to replace my cork(which i could hav done a better job at it blindfolded and handcuffed) o well... |
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Post by Euphoniums PWN on Feb 6, 2008 20:51:55 GMT -5
I semi-killed the brand new school baritone in 7th grade.
We were at a football game (our middle school had those crummy moveable aluminum bleachers) and since the low brass sat at the top, I set my baritone in a way I thought was safe. Then I went to the bathroom. I came back and it was laying on the ASPHALT (about a four foot drop) and the fourth valve had bitten the dust and there were some lovely "character marks" (read: scratches) all over the bell. Plus, a nice crease. That incident has only been topped by the infamous French Horn vs. Asphalt event, which goes a little like this:
7th grade hornist lays her new school DOUBLE horn in the case, with the case open, and goes to get some food at halftime. 8th grade trumpet player decides to play tackle football with his buddies. Unfortunately, shiny Double Horn gets a "roughing the kicker" penalty and skids fifteen feet on nice, 20 year old asphalt with plenty of potholes and nastiness. By the time it stopped, every band kid was gawking at it. The result? Bell bent in half and major creases. Trigger string snapped and 3rd valve key bent. Countless "character marks" and a steaming band director. I don't know how much it cost to fix.
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Post by Clarinaut on Feb 6, 2008 20:55:45 GMT -5
I killed my clarinet's lower keys in October last year. During a rainstorm, we all ran inside, and I acidentally dropped my clarinet, and bent the keys. So to this day, I have to do the fingerings differently. I haven't gotten it fixed since.
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