Klarinet Archive - Posting 000237.txt from 2000/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New to your List
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:54:34 -0500

At 03:16 PM 2/4/2000 -0800, Dixie ("Mahaffie" <mahaffie@-----.net) wrote:
>Hello, I am new to your list, very much an amateur and have a few questions
>to ask of you all...<snip>
>
>1) I am thinking about purchasing a wood clarinet. I would like to hear
>some of your comparisons between plastic and wood. I have my own ideas, but
>I am trying to decide whether it is worth the purchase. BTW, my daughter is
>using a wood clarinet that belongs to her cousin.
>
Check the Klarinet archives. Given the subject, that will take you about 6
months, after which you will have the answer to the question, "Is wood
better than plastic?" Unfortunately, the answer is "maybe." All things
being equal, wood is better, but all things are never equal.

>2) What do you all think of the Pad Savers? Are they good to use? Is it
>good to leave them in the clarinets while in the case? Can you wash them?
>
Again, the answer seems to be "maybe." I use them, but I only put them in
AFTER I swab. By design, they are SUPPOSED TO stay inside the clarinet
while in the case. You can definitely wash them. Warm water and dish soap
work well.

>3) What is the best thing to use to clean/condition the outside of the
>clarinet, wood and plastic?
>
For a wood clarinet, bore oil would be good (though unnecessary), but only
if you remove all the keys first, so you don't get any on the pads. Not a
chore for the timid or non-mechanically inclined. For plastic, don't use
anything but a dry cloth!

Please note that all of the above are my own educated personal opinions,
and may not reflect the opinions of the general membership. They should
serve, however, as a suitable starting point for the discussion.

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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