Klarinet Archive - Posting 000311.txt from 2001/12

From: Suzanne Stanton <suzanne@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] How to keep a cold clarinet in tune
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:27:17 -0500

Hi! This is my first time to write to the list, but I've been reading it
for about three months now. I have two questions. First, I'm part of a
small church orchestra, and we're doing a Christmas concert on Saturday
night (the 15th). We are only playing five songs, and in between these
songs our choir will be singing several songs. Since the temperature in the
building is usually on the cool side, I know I'll have trouble keeping my
clarinet warm in between songs. When my clarinet is just a little bit cold,
I find that I tend to be flat. There's one song that we're doing after a
long break between songs where just two of us clarinets come in very softly,
and I'm concerned that it will sound terrible. How do any of you deal with
situations like this? I generally just keep blowing warm air into it from
time to time but I wondered if anyone had any better ideas.

My second question is about the Legere plastic reeds. They sound very
interesting, and I'd like to give them a try, but I don't know where to get
them. I've never seen anything like them in our small music store. I've
tried a plastic reed awhile back and hated the tinny sound it made, but
these sound like they produce a much nicer tone quality.

Thanks in advance.

Suzanne Stanton

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