Klarinet Archive - Posting 000940.txt from 1998/02

From: "Elliot Oki" <eoki@-----.org>
Subj: Re: Moisture and Mold
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:08:44 -0500

Um, well, I live in Hawaii, which is quite a humid place as far as I can
feel. But I now that I think about it, it's not so good to dry out the
wood. Thanks anyway. Oh, is there any disadvantage to playing a clear
(James M. Pyne; Clarion) mouthpiece on a regular wooden clarinet? Other
than the fact that moisture can clearly be seen accumulating in the
mouthpiece as one is playing, of course. Oh, and is it acceptable to play
different strength reeds for different pieces? Like if a piece is generally
higher, I use a 3 1/2, its impossible to play these types on a 3; but some
pieces are long and perhaps require faster tonguing, which is more difficult
to do on a harder reed.

-----Original Message-----
From: pharmacy <pharmacy@-----.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 3:08 PM
Subject: Moisture and Mold

>
>
>Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
>> A lot of people seem to find that *retaining* moisture is more of a
>> problem - because of central heating, natural low humidity, or both.
>> However, when I was in an instrument shop here in Oxford a while ago, a
>> man came in complaining that his French horn had gone mouldy ...I'm sure
>> nobody wants to hear the rest.
>> Roger Shilcock
>
>I do! I do! In fact, I think I'm retaining moisture AND going moldy from
the El
>Nino effects here in Phoenix. ;^o
>Carol (glug)
>
>

   
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