Klarinet Archive - Posting 001057.txt from 1998/04

From: "Scott Morrow" <sdm@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re: Pad Preferences
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 10:50:58 -0400

>Cindy wrote:
>
>>Amy, I have cork pads on my register key as well as Eb sliver, G#/C#, and
Bb
>>trill keys. I also carry cigarette papers around with me. That's another
>trick
>>I learned from my oboist friend.
>
>Is that to make them temporarily quit sticking, Cindy? The traditional
>treatment for that used to be a dollar bill. The improvement doesn't last,
>but it will usually get you through a gig.
>
>Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.net>

That's because, due to inflation, it is now necessary to use a TEN dollar
bill to get through more than a gig! (In Canada, you'd need to use closer to
fifteen dollars!!!)

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
DNA Synthesis Core Facility
Department of Biochemistry
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-3631