This actually started on the Horn Loudspeakers board (?), but (perhaps) it might be better to post the following here and (sort of) hope it doesn’t spiral quite as much as the “Strange Thread” has (even though that is a nice thread, IMO).>>

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Robin, I followed up on your Roditi reference, which was germane to the trumpeter/trumpet references that were germane to Romy’s spins on Shostakovich 8. Whew! Anyway, I soon stumbled on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_SQAaogPrU>>

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This I found not only very nostalgic, but it also sent me back to thinking about tools, materials and personnel as they relate to making and “consuming” Music, and (of course), this all brought thoughts of relationships between hi-fi and Music. One of my best friends (RIP) was quite a clarinetist, and of course he was always messing with reeds. Just like all my musician friends, his tools were important to him, and sound was important, too. I listened to Roditi playing Night in Tunisia and Body and Soul, and I would not confuse him with Dizzy or Chet. You are better equipped than I to say how the valves factor into playing and playing styles and sound. In any case, this is very certainly one hell of a rabbit hole that is only the more interesting to me as it ties in to my own ideas about hi-fi. It is critical for me to be able to hear differences in performances via my hi-fi. Plenty of other things are important to me, as well, but melded performances is a non-starter for me. To end on a Musical Note, there’s a lot to Music, and I am glad there’s a place where Music and hi-fi co-mingle.>>

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Best regards,>>

Paul S>>