Klarinet Archive - Posting 000909.txt from 2003/04

From: Kenneth Wolman <kenneth.wolman@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] frozen barrel non-saga
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:44:05 -0400

At 10:41 AM 4/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Well, you still get my sympathy, Ken. I let my Bb clarinet stay out on
>its stand way too long - and although it didn't suffer a stuck barrel,
>my keys have tarnished something terrible AND I tend to believe the pads
>have deteriorated much more quickly than they would have had I been a
>lot less lazy and put the horn away after every practice session the way
>I should have! (I think I mistakenly thought that I would practice more
>if my horn was sitting out, staring me in the face. :- )
>
>Patricia Smith

In the last several days I have taken up a novel practice, based on the
misadventure of the frozen barrel. No, actually it's a recovery of a
practice I was taught back in the 5th and 6th grades: when you're through
playing, disassemble the instrument, swab it out carefully, and put it back
in its case. That's what cases are supposed to be for. And take the reed
off the mouthpiece and put that in some kind of reed case or holder. It's
a pain in the neck to do all that break-down, but it's less aggravating in
the long run than letting the instrument sit around, wet and assembled, and
encountering stuck joints, trashed pads, or tarnished keys.

Ken

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Kenneth Wolman http://www.kenwolman.com http://kenwolman.blogspot.com
Lord, steel us against the expectation of disappointment and our belief in
the certainty of heartbreak....

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