Klarinet Archive - Posting 000917.txt from 1997/12

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Leaving it assembled
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 23:10:46 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Date: Sunday, December 21, 1997 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Leaving it assembled

>
>On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Karl Krelove wrote:
>> Neil, I leave mine assembled often, more out of laziness than anything
else.
>> I do find that the corks tend to stick, possibly because we let the temp
in
>> our house drop to about 62 degrees overnight. Maybe the cork grease just
>> gets gummy. From what I've been able to see, cork compression is the main
>> risk, but it hasn't been enough of a problem to make me pack it up every
>> night.
>
>Karl may not have had a negative experience yet....and may never.
>However, I had a Buffet R-13 crack at 3 months old....I believe the reason
>was because I had left it sitting on the peg. >
>Roger Garrett
>IWU
>
I'll agree that you need to treat a new instrument MUCH more carefully
because the wood is far less stable. My instruments are many years old (I'm
playing a Bb that was new in 1972. My A is somewhat newer. My spare Bb is
from the mid-forties. Give you an idea of my view on "blow out?" :-) ). The
expansion and contraction that a new clarinet may be subjected to by
significant temperature or humidity changes would make me a lot more
cautious, too.

Karl