Klarinet Archive - Posting 000800.txt from 1998/08

From: "Nikki" <nikki.y@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Lip balm
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:09:09 -0400

I too depend on Blistex, but I play the clarinet.

Nicole Y.

On Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:47:24 Edmund William White wrote:
>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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