Klarinet Archive - Posting 000755.txt from 2000/10

From: "Diane Karius" <Dkarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Warping Reeds
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:32:03 -0400

>>> GrabnerWG@-----.com 10/13/00 12:09PM >>>wrote: =20

>So Diane...we're NOT digesting our reeds when we wet them with saliva.

That is correct :-)=20

>All my )playing) life, I have heard that "acids and enzymes" in saliva =
act=20
>negatively on our reeds.
>We'll probably STILL be hearing this on the list in 20 years.
>My question is, who makes up this stuff? Why do we treat it as Gospel?

Haven't a clue, wish I knew :-) The phenomona occurs in the science world =
too (that's the part that really scares me!). There's a major medical =
physiology text that persists in printing as truth aspects of respiratory =
control (my expertise) that were debunked 20 years ago or more (and some =
things that I have no idea of the source - and I know that literature). =
When said with sufficient force, most people will buy just about anything =
(thus explaining the "I want to sound just like famous clarinetist X, what =
mouthpiece, etc... do they use?" threads we go through :-) Personally, I =
wouldn't mind if someone could sell me a set-up that made me sound like =
"X". It'd be a lot easier than practicing a few hours a day (and would =
get past the talent limitation thing...)

>Nice to see you contributing on the list. We need your knowledge Diane!

Thanks for the compliment. =20

Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.=20
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
1750 Independence Ave.=20
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816)-283-2219
dkarius@-----.edu
www.uhsweb.edu/physio

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