Klarinet Archive - Posting 001028.txt from 1998/09

From: Vicki Coffman <coffman@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Playing in the rain
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 03:57:43 -0400

Let me put it this way, FWIW....

I am an amateur sax/clarinet/flute player who keeps all
instruments on stands, not in cases, between playings. (I'm
lucky enough to have a room of my own....)

After 7-10 years (depending on when I bought the instrument),
I've had no cracks and no necessity for repadding. This has
been an unscientific study.....

Regards,

Vicki

Patrick Deal wrote:
>
> There is one thing that I haven't seem mentioned about playing in the rain.
> It is that when you are done, take your instrument apart, but don't leave it
> in the case. This summer during my band camp, we had to practice our show
> in the rain. My hs director just told us to leave our instruments out of
> the case so that the pads would dry better, and I never had a problem with
> pads and neither did anyone else that I remeber. Anyone know if I was just
> lucky, or does it really work?
>
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> Patrick Deal
> pdeal@-----.net
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