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Re: Soprano players

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Subject: Re: Soprano players
From: "Ian McKechnie" <mckechnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:05:03 +0000
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Alastair Wheeler wrote : 
> As you know thats not just it, you have to maintain tone when doing it,
> and have a sweet tone available for solos.  It's knowing how to play 4ft
> stops and generally balance with the rest of the section that is the
> biggest test of a soprano - something that Alan Wycherly does very well.
> Listen to Kevin Crockford - he tends to play about 4 times as loud as the
> solos on 8ft, and on 4ft you might as well forget the rest of the band...

Perhaps it's because it's late at night, but I have absolutely no 
idea what you mean by "4ft stops" or "8ft stops".

Can you explain please? 

Ian McKechnie
<mckechnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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