Klarinet Archive - Posting 000148.txt from 1997/02

From: FROM ME MAN <musicandkeyclub@-----.com>
Subj: Re: protecting cl.from the cold
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 21:55:39 -0500

When I go toNYC and it's really cold, I just make sure that the my
clarinets are protected enough to prevent rapid temperature change. I
don't think that it's the cold that cracks the instrument. I read
somewhere that it is the sudden change in temperature that will cause the
cracking. Somebody please tell me if I'm wrong.

Kenneth Chin
New York Youth Symphony
Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7413/index.html (Constantly
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:17:45 -0600 "Daniel A. Paprocki"
<dap@-----.US> writes:
>Peter,
> I grew up in Milwaukee, WI and had to take the city bus (2
>transfers) to high school (1 hour trip). With walking for the bus and
>waiting I was outside for a while with my clarinet (R-13). I used to
>wrap
>it in newspaper inside the case, a single french style case. The
>winter
>weather in Milwaukee is cold (32 or colder). I'm not sure where I got
>the
>newpaper idea, but I never had my clarinet crack. Sometimes I would
>keep
>the clarinet inside my coat if it was really cold (0). What about
>trying
>those heat packs that you microwave for a minute and they stay warm
>for an
>hour (Actually, I never thought of that before - what a good idea!).
>
>Dan
>
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>
> Daniel A. Paprocki
> Instructor of Clarinet
> Malone College
> Kent State University - Stark Campus
> dap@-----.us
>
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