Klarinet Archive - Posting 000703.txt from 1996/02

From: niethamer@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: Way's to keep your clarinet warm
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 21:43:56 -0500

On Fri, 23 Feb 1996, Stephen Gregory wrote:

> 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.)

Some years ago there was a battery powered clarinet stand to warm the
instruments shown in "The Clarinet". I think the pegs were spring loaded
to make contact when the clarinet was placed on the peg. I also think the
"invention"as something of a gag! But the thought is not new!

David Niethamer