Klarinet Archive - Posting 000677.txt from 1996/02

From: Stephen Gregory <s.gregory@-----.NZ>
Subj: Way's to keep your clarinet warm
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 03:33:10 -0500

We all have trouble keeping our clarinets warm in long rests or cold
weather, in a conversation some years ago at a masterclass someone said was
there some way of blowing warm air up the clarinet when it's on a stand .
And I was wondering if any one else had had this thought or are we just nuts
down here.

To do this you would need a very small warm blower ( Hairdryer) mounted in
the stand probably battery powered , blowing warm moist air up from the
bell. But if your worried about cracks then we need to maybe also move warm
air over the outside too. ( Just think no more cold A Clarinet when you need
it.)

At the moment I'm alway sharp but that's the Summer weather for you .

Thanks for reading my $0.05c worth.

Stephen

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Stephen Gregory
E-Mail s.gregory@-----.nz
Christchurch, New Zealand