You used to play the clarinet? How long during this period did it take you to realize that it's not as good an instrument as the violin? I'm making an assumption that since the flute is not as good an instrument and the saxophone is a little "better" than the flute, that all woodwinds are beneath you. Or is the clarinet an exception? Perhaps there's a hierarchy within the woodwind family. It may go something like this: Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Flute. I'd guess the strings hierarchy to be Violin, Cello, Bass, Viola. But perhaps you could give us a complete list of which instruments are "best" and rank them down to the lowest. Would that be the Triangle? I'm just trying to understand which instruments are "better" than others. And I'm trying to understand what in the world motivated you to play the clarinet when there are "better" instruments out there.

Ah, I'm just teasing you, man. You do make it easy with all those bizarre opinions