Klarinet Archive - Posting 000263.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 04:27:17 -0500

The lips get chapped because they are accustomed to producing more skin as
a result of clarinet playing. The vibrations of the reed wear away the
excess skin, but if you take off a few days, the skin is still being made
at a higher level - chapped lips occur then.
$3 or less for the eyeglass screwdrivers at most any drug store.
Get the M.P. recorked ASAP - you don't want the last bit to fall off when
you really need it, and it may be causing a leak as it is now.

At 10:03 PM 2/8/97 -0500, Bethany Crim wrote:
>At 07:33 PM 2/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>Speaking of lips- Do you notice that when you don't play for a few days
>>your lips get chapped?
>>
>I have! I wonder why? I mean, wouldn't playing make them chapped even
>more? Something to ponder. But, also, I have a few questions of my own:
>
>-My clarinet has lost some of the cork on it's mouthpiece. Should I replace
>it right away, or should I wait for it to come off completely?
>
>-Also, I would like to know the price range of the tiny screwdrivers for the
>clarinet screws. I'm thinking of buying some.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bethany
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College
Foundation of Arts and Musical Excellence Summer Music Festival (FAME)