Klarinet Archive - Posting 000490.txt from 1996/02

From: kp6185a@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: cold weather and cracks
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:49:46 -0500

Anne commented

>Another way to help your instrument adust to changes in temp
>is to just open your case (I leave the clarinet unassembled in the
>case) in the room whre you plan on playing ahead of time.
>I do this before I start to practice. Then by the time that I have
>everything all set up, the clarinet has warmed to the temp of the room.
>If it is still cold to the touch, I wait a bit longer.

Unfortunately this does not work if the room is cold (even just
comfortable), or if there is a draft. Room temperature is around 75F,
but the air you breath into the horn is 90+F. A lot warmer!!! For
example, the horn cools noticably during tacet movements in symphonies.
A clarinet must be warmed with the hands (or by placing the top joint
next to the body inside the performer's suit coat) before being played
on.

Krista Park
kp6185a@-----.edu