Klarinet Archive - Posting 000183.txt from 1997/02

From: Kimberly Joan Kriston <kjk0003@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: protecting cl.from the cold
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 14:18:29 -0500

hey dan, i grew up in racine!!! nice to know another wisconsinite!! go
packers!!
kim

On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:

> 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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