Klarinet Archive - Posting 001347.txt from 1997/10

From: Composer16@-----.com
Subj: Re: Buffet Festival
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 22:54:30 -0500

In a message dated 97-10-28 19:05:09 EST, you write:

<< Hmmm? Clarinets do change over time and when they are brand new you want
to
be careful not to play too much and crack the instrument. But I am not sure
that I buy the idea you have to "break it in" like you would a car! >>

Actually, all clarinets have a break-in period. I read about it. But also,
a horn plays better and improves as you play on it. With the Buffets, it
took forever to settle in. But my Leblanc Concerto settled in just like
THAT. All wood instruments (violins, clarinets, oboes, etc.) improve their
tone after playing it for awhile.
I'm not sure how you "break-in" a car, or what you mean by that. And of
course I know about not overdoing it when playing a brand new horn. I think
everyone knows that it will crack a horn!
Chris