RE Crumb piece, Voices of the Great Whales: I made a brass chisel for the pianist to use. It was a little harder to use than a steel chisel (good idea with the masonry chisel) because the coefficient of friction was less for the brass than the steel and the effect desired was harder to achieve. The pianist in the last group that performed it here (it's a popular piece) used a shot glass in place of the chisel because it worked better. Suggest that to any one perform- ing the piece. Cheers, Ken Sloane, Oberlin
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