Klarinet Archive - Posting 000265.txt from 2003/05

From: "Josh" <joshclarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] excessive saliva
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:09:28 -0400

Wendy, what a good idea.

Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy" <bosma@-----.net>
Subject: RE: [kl] excessive saliva

> I think you should take up spitting on the floor whenever you're not
> playing. It probably won't solve the problem, but at least people will
pay
> attention to some other aspect of you then your gurgling sound. :)
>
> Wendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raycraft [mailto:raycraft@-----.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 7:07 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] excessive saliva
>
>
> > This lady, an accomplished amateur seems to acquire an excessive=20
> > amount of saliva when playing. She has to swab out or blow out on
> > the C# or Eb side key within five minutes or less playing time.
> Can anyone on the list give me a reason and a cure for this problem.
>
> Doug,
>
> There IS no cure. ;-)
>
> I also have this dreaded malady, "The Wet Pad Syndrome".......I
> have been told that it is because I drink too much coffee. However,
> others who drink more coffee than I, do not seem to have this problem.
>
> I do believe the correct term is *condensation*. Those of us with this
> condition do not drool or spit into our instruments. It must be that we
> have a lot of hot air ;-) and blowing it into a cooler instrument
> causes moisture to build up very quickly. That seems to be the theory,
> anyway. But then, why does it still seem to happen when the instrument
> is properly warmed up?
>
> Pads in the susceptible locations only last a few months, even with
> blotting the moisture frequently while playing. I have had to switch to
> cork pads in about five or six places. This does not solve the gurgling
> sound that such moisture produces, however.
>
> I would also be interested in suggestions for dealing with this, but
> as I said before, I realize there is no cure. Except maybe to sell
> my clarinets and take up the guitar. :-(
>
> Sue
>
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