Klarinet Archive - Posting 000798.txt from 2000/02

From: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinettiquette Question
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 03:29:46 -0500

Dear Jonathan,

Use the swab or the cleaning cloth for the clarinet between the passage is quite
normal to a clarinet player, audience understand this procedure and would not
mind it. Try to put some English wood oil on the swab then swab inside the
clarinet, thus would make the spit (not all of the water are spit, because when
the warm air blow into the cold clarinet will make some moisture) comes out way
down from the end of the instrument, but if there is a long piece of music you
still need to swab it in between. Some more method for you to-morrow, my
darling is yaling me to go.

Wayne

Jonathan Smith wrote:

> about swabbing your clarinet in public, I recommend the artist do it and
> make a neat little show of it. My mother went to a concert and all she
> talked about was how nifty it was to see the clarinetist take his instrument
> apart and "pull this cloth through it" in between passages. She especially
> thought he was cool because he could do this while everyone else was
> playing, and with professional aplomb.
>
> Someone else mentioned a clarinetist who timed his swabbing so he just
> barely got it back together in time to play, but didn't ever look rushed.
>
> Anyway, people are watching, not just listening, and are probably fairly
> bored if nothing interesting is happening. At least with an orchestra they
> can watch the violin bows go up and down! Maybe that's why they like
> conductors.
>
> I think this action should be rehearsed along with the playing as part of
> the show. But, please, keep it tasteful. No picking up the instrument and
> blowing out the tone holes.
>
> Jonathan Smith
>
> jonathan@-----.com
>
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