Please go away! You have no right to say any opinion unless you join the PTG, so back off! On 3/16/12 4:00 PM, "Duaine Hechler" <dahechler at att.net> wrote: >Well - eexxccuussee mmee !! > >I don't care what you cal it - It is STILL a dumb ass idea ! > >And, at least - I - did not help and paying for this DA idea >.............. > >On 03/16/2012 01:48 PM, Mark Purney wrote: >> A kazoo is something you hum into, which anyone can do. This is not a >>kazoo, but a Tongue Depressor Harmonica (TDH). >> It's a reed-like instrument that vibrates when air passes through it. >>The only way to alter the pitch while playing is >> to bite down with varying pressure. It's a bit of a challenge to make >>music with. >> >> You know how annoyed we get when people refer to 7-foot pianos as "baby >>grands," or use the term "spinet" to refer to >> a 52" upright? It's the same thing in the world of serious TDH players, >>they are equally annoyed when someone calls it >> a "kazoo." >> >> Maybe you naysayers should get your penny's worth (the cost of two >>tongue depressors) and give it a try. My cat loves >> it - he sings along when I play it. Although he may really be asking me >>to stop, I'm not 100% certain which it is. >> >> Are we so high and mighty as piano technicians that we have to mock >>other forms of making music? Some people make >> music using wood saws or wine glasses, or by hitting trash cans with a >>stick. Some interesting music can be made using >> household objects. Maybe we should embrace these things instead of >>ridiculing them. >> >> Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go practice playing my TDH. >> >> >> >> On 3/16/2012 3:26 AM, Gary wrote: >>> On 3/14/2012 10:13 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: >>>> I suppose all of you have recieved the totally juvenile Kazoo Kit >>>>with your >>>> Journal. I'm wondering where that came from? Sheesh! >>>> Joe >>>> >>>> >>>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >>>> Captain of the Tool Police >>>> Squares R I >>>> >>> I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking the same thing. >>> Gary >>> >>> >> >> > > >-- >Duaine Hechler >Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ >Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding >Reed Organ Society Member >Florissant, MO 63034 >(314) 838-5587 >dahechler at att.net >www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com >-- >Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years > >
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