Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2002/12

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] moisture in A key
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:41:25 -0500

I don't know how any of the oily solutions actually work. Walter knows what
he's talking about, but I'd be leery of topically applying oil at a tone
hole edge because I'd be afraid of accumulating stuff (dust, swab lint,
etc.) at a faster rate if the oil doesn't absorb into the wood adequately.
But maybe my fear is unfounded - I've never tried it.

One really important and simple precaution to take is to routinely swab the
instrument once it's warmed up to pick up any condensation that has formed
from blowing into the cold instrument, then swabbing regularly as a
proactive measure before more moisture has a chance to collect. Although
everyone now and then experiences water in a tone hole (you usually find out
about it in some delicate little solo passage), my experience is that you
can largely control it with judicious swabbing unless you're playing in a
very chilly environment where condensation is unusually severe. Then you
just complain and dry it out.

FWIW

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Sclater [mailto:Sclater@-----.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:18 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] moisture in A key
>
>
> Does anyone on the list have ideas about how to solve the problem
> of excessive moisture in the LH A key?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Sclater
> Professor of Music,
> Mississippi Colege
>
>
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