Klarinet Archive - Posting 000280.txt from 1997/04

From: Fernando Silveira <fersilv@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Nail polish -on reed butt not label side
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:56:50 -0400

As I wrote, I would like to sorry about my bad english.
Sometimes you are so entusiastic that you forgot to think about words.
I will be carefully on the nexts mails.

Cheers

Fernando Silveira
Principal Clarinet - National Symphony - Brazil
Chamber Music Professor - Rio de Janeiro Federal University

At 22:15 08/04/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Seems like a fair enough mistake to think the "back" meant the plane, or
>back of the tip. Sometimes things get confusing in the translation. It
>seems as though we all need to be a little clearer when typing our
>messages for optimal understanding (perhaps less EXCLAMATION POINTS!!;)
>Thanks to all who cleared where exactly the nail polish is supposed to go
>for those of us who were too scared to ask!
>
>BTW - I have both Moennig and Chadash barrels, although I mostly play on
>the Chadash (67,66,65. . .) The Chadash barrels are much different from
>the Moennig, cleaner in tone, but less warm than the Moennig for some. i
>definitely recommend them. I also believe that Leblanc gives several
>barrels (maybe two per instrument?)and I believe they will be doing that
>with the new Symphony Leblanc as well.
>
>Jessica Phillips
>
>
>
>On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Bob wrote:
>
>> Dave:
>> GOOD GREIF - I have sent you private E-mail about my Experience about
>> some of this!
>> I don't know about Fernando"s methods, but He's talking about the bottom
>> end "BUTT" of the reed!!
>> You're not going to have any Problem with that in you're mouth - like our
>> good contact in Kansas City has said!! SEAL off the butt?? that's the
>> other possible place that the TUBES can get water! Not a bad idea! Try it
>> or not! You're choice!
>>
>> Hey! DAVE - WOULD YOU PLEASE - maybe try what were talking about before you
>> Blast any of us again!? You might find some of this might help YOU!
>> ME - Lover of Clarinet & trying only to pass along to Klarinet
>> what I know to WORK!! (for me at least for 30+ years)
>> Cheers!! Bob Lake <laker29@-----.net>
>>
>> At 2:04 AM 4/8/97, WWQUINTET@-----.COM wrote:
>> >In a message dated 97-04-08 01:09:16 EDT, reedman@-----.
>> >Blumberg) writes:
>> >
>> ><< e-mailed Fernando, and he spoke of the reed butt, not the bottom of the
>> > reed as written to put the nail polish on.
>> > >>
>> >That's interesting. It's a well known phenomenon that if you place the butt
>> >end of a reed into a lukewarm glass of water, that the process of osmosis
>> >will transport water through the vessels in the reed and up into the inner
>> >structure of the cane. I'm then assuming that nail polish will
strengthen the
>> >reed by coating the inner vessels as it moves inside the reed in a similar
>> >fashion. Of course, I'm merely guessing. We'll have to wait for Fernando's
>> >complete methodology. Though, the idea of even the remote possibility of a
>> >sticky substance like nail polish flaking off inside the clarinet makes me a
>> >tad squeamish. I believe I'll stay with the traditional procedures. :-)
>> >
>> >Dave
>>
>> Bob Lake
>> Musician/Educator
>> Edina, MN
>> <laker29@-----.net>
>>
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