Klarinet Archive - Posting 000545.txt from 1999/06

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cold weather outdoor concerts
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:58:59 -0400

Without wanting to diminish Cindy's suggestions below (they're absolutely on
target for a marching band that has to perform well into the cold weather at
football games and Santa parades), I was being facetious with my answer.
Realistically, playing an outdoor _concert_ under very cold conditions (as
can be expected in this case) is plain dumb unless it's something like entry
music for Santa arriving at the local department store. I'd be surprised
that the string players haven't already mutinied, and the cold will cause
much more trouble than the possibility of a cracked instrument. Apart from
pad damage, the effects on pitch and response will make any kind of serious
music making (if that's indeed what they have in mind) unlikely. That said,
if you wind up having to do the concert outdoors, use a plastic clarinet and
a plastic reed so you don't have a wet reed on your lips, especially if the
temp is any where near freezing.

Karl Krelove

----- Original Message -----
From: <CEField@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Cold weather outdoor concerts

>
> In a message dated 6/16/99 7:26:25 PM, kkrelove@-----.com writes:
>
> <<Maybe you should also bring plastic fingers.
> >>
>
> TWO TIPS FOR KEEPING HANDS WARM...
>
> 1. Take a cheap pair of knit gloves and cut off the fingers (of the
gloves)
> at the middle knuckle. These fingerless gloves can help keep your hands
warm
> while you play.
>
> 2. You can also buy thermal gel packs that generate heat when you activate
> them. They produce enough heat to last for at least 20 minutes. And you
can
> "recycle" the heat packs by boiling them in water; this process converts
the
> gel back into liquid form. The packs are small enough to fit in your
clarinet
> case or pocket.
>
> Cindy
>
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