Klarinet Archive - Posting 000781.txt from 1998/08

From: Edmund William White <ewwhite@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Lip balm
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:08:50 -0400

On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Dodgshun family wrote:

> Hi all,
> This is really a question I'm asking for interest only. I'm fairly
> dependent on lip balm, and I wondered how many others are? I find if I
> don't have it, my lips dry out completely, especially if I'm doing a lot of
> bass clarinet playing. I also find that if I split my lip (like I did last
> night, halfway through the final number in a concert) it helps it to heal a
> lot faster. And medicated lip balm, like Blistex, is much more effective.
>
> As a sideline, we played the Shostakovich Festival Overture last night.
> Great piece - fun clarinet parts. Anybody got any idea why it doesn't seem
> to be played very much?
>
> Anna
>
I depend on Blistex also. I'm a very active bass clarinetist and
find that Blistex keeps my lips from drying and prevents splitting.
Unfortunately, lip balm didn't help me today in my UIUC placement
audition (Read: "Bad audition (on bass clarinet)").

Ed White

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