Klarinet Archive - Posting 001137.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Playing in the rain
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 21:56:16 -0400

At 08:38 PM 9/26/98 -0500, 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?
>
Not only will the pads dry faster, but, unless you really WANT that nasty,
musty odor in your case, DO NOT close up a wet instrument inside it!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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