Klarinet Archive - Posting 000409.txt from 1996/05

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Saliva: friend or foe?
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 09:51:11 -0400

If you swab the horn after it first becomes moist a few minutes into your
gig, the moisture will become evenly distributed in the horn and not find
channels down to your tone holes. If you dont, the wet and dry areas of the
bore allow the little rivers to form on the inside. The little rivers
eventually give you gurgle-itis.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

>On saliva you have some enzimes(i think it is the name), somethings that are
>bad to reed's long life. So, clean your reeds periodicaly with H2O2(
>hidrogen Peroxide).
>
>Fernando Silveira
>At 14:29 15/05/96 -0400, you wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
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