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From: jtb@kitc.UUCP (John Burgess)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.music
Subject: Re: left-handed desks in music (was other Lefty topics)
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 14:13:57 EDT
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In article <593@baylor.UUCP> peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>> Speaking of right-handed desks: ...
>There were a couple of classrooms
>with 50% lefty desks, most notably in the music dept.

Most of the larger woodwind instruments (e.g., Saxes, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet)
designed to be played over the right leg.
Also, the sousaphone comes to mind as requiring open space on the
right.
So, there may be a method to your old music department's madness!
-- 
John Burgess
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