Klarinet Archive - Posting 000346.txt from 1996/05

From: eric nelson <eric.nelson@-----.US>
Subj: Re: Saliva: friend or foe?
Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 16:15:10 -0400

> While we're on the subject of having to deal with annoying human
>design while playing the clarinet (i.e, air leaking out of noses, fingers
>that refuse to extend an extra inch to meet a bassett horn's design,
>etc.), perhaps this is an appropriate time to get some feedback from other
>players on excessive salivation! This does not strike often, but when it
>does, it is incredibly annoying!
> Any hints on what to do to keep from gurgling through a gig?
> (Don't be shy: spit it out!)
>
>-Scott
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>Scott D. Morrow
>Department of Biochemistry
>School of Hygiene and Public Health
>Johns Hopkins University
>(410)-955-3631
>
>SDM@-----.edu

swab swab swab. then swab again. in a solo recital or concert, plan when
in the pieces you will swab, and write a note to do so.

eric nelson