Klarinet Archive - Posting 000500.txt from 2000/02

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinettiquette Question
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:33:32 -0500

1. As with eating fried chicken, there is no graceful way to do it; just
don't make a big production out of it.

2. I carry a black cotton cloth (napkin or serviette size) which I often
keep over my lap or the chair seat. It catches otherwise unsightly saliva
drops. I launder it when it continues to hold its shape even after I stand
up -or my wife makes disgusted faces - whichever first occurs.

3. A packet of politically incorrect but absorbent cigarette paper on your
stand is in order. Take a sheet and press it between the horn and the pads
as needed.

At 07:44 AM 2/11/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I have a question about swabbing during a concert:
>
>As principal clarinet, I sit on the outside of the front row of our
>concert band. I make it a practice of swabbing a couple of times during
>a concert, usually between pieces. I find it necessary, to keep those
>nasty side keys clear so I don't get the dreaded gurgle when playing a
>side Eb/Bb or a C#/G#.
>My question: is it OK to do it during a piece (during a multi-measure
>rest, of course!),which is quite noticeable due to where I sit?
>Sometimes, it really is necessary. How about blowing out tone holes
>(blowing into those same flood-prone holes to get the water out of the
>way)? Just wondering about what the general view of this practice is.
>It would be easier if I were sequestered in the back, like orchestral
>clarinets usually are.
>
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