Klarinet Archive - Posting 000488.txt from 1996/05

From: frank brugman <fbrugman@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: humidity
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 13:50:10 -0400

Abby, Look for a loose pad, also loose or torn pad skin.

Frank Brugman

At 05:41 PM 5/19/96 -0500, Bob Kreisa wrote:
> Hi! It's really humid up here in WI right now and it's making my reeds
>and my clarinet do strange things! My reeds I can deal with, but my
>clarinet keeps making this strange hissing watery sound that won't go
>away! Any suggestions? It sounds okay on the louder dynamics, but when
>I play soft the "hiss" is pretty strong. Thanks for any ideas.
>
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>Abby Kreisa
>bkreisa@-----.edu
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Frank Brugman