Klarinet Archive - Posting 001033.txt from 1998/09

From: clmccurdy <clmccurdy@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] playing in the rain.....
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 03:57:48 -0400

this is an idea........when i was in high school.....way back..........we
used kitchen trash bags.........i know it sounds funny......but you could
eliminate almost all the moisture........not all but a good part....

put the bag over the clarinet...poke the mouthpiece through one
corner........not too big a hole......slide the bag down to right at the
top of the barrel and use a rubberband to keep it in one place (you can
take the mouthpiece off to put the band on).......then at the bottom
rubberband around the bottom of the bell leaving some poof in the middle
for your hands.........then this may take 2 people........hold your
clarinet as though playing.......under palm snip the bag.....hold bag and
push your hands in.....you now have openings just big enough for your
hands......trim the excess off the bottom......

now if you use black bags....most people dont even realize there are trash
bags on your horns......especially when your out on the field.........

it does kind of limit you to not taking your hands in and out a whole
lot........but if you play a lot in the stands it wont matter if you
dont.....

jacque

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