Klarinet Archive - Posting 000135.txt from 1998/08

From: Dirk Kussin <dirk@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cold weather
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 11:48:26 -0400

My clarinet teacher told me that in former times he gave concerts
outdoors with a wind band, also in winter. One day it was such cold,
that the brass was frozen and wasn't able to gave a tone, but the
clarinets were able! His clarinet is now more than 14 years old and
never cracked. But I have to admit, I would not do it.

Dirk

Hi there!
A dixieland band I'm in was planning to go away for a trip to try
and make a little money busking. For those of you who don't know what
busking is, it is when you stand in the street with a hat or instrument
case in front of you and hope that people will drop spare change in. Sort
of like what you Americans would call begging. Sorry, just joking ;-)
Anyway to get back to the story. I live in the Southern hemisphere
(New Zealand) and it's winter over here right now. It's really cold right
at the moment (we've just had our first snow fall) and I was wondering how
dangerous it is to play a wooden clarinet in freezing weather.
Any replies would be most welcome!

Gareth Bowen New Zealand
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/5220

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Universität-GH Paderborn Tel. (+49) (5251) 60-2636
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