Klarinet Archive - Posting 000486.txt from 2003/08

From: "Martha E." <capeeire@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Replies to Questions, questions
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:16:23 -0400

Mary,

I hadn't thought of that but it does make sense. Kind of like putting
cold water in a hot baking dish will cause it to break. A change in
moisture or temperature needs to be gradual or everything freaks out.
The plan is to start on the plastic B flat and work back into the E
flat - once repairs are done, that is.

Peace,
Martha E.

david lowther wrote:

>Hi Martha,
>
>One thought - when you start playing a wooden clarinet that's been sitting
>for awhile, Don Geisbright, my go-to instrument repair guy says to play only
>15 minutes a day for a week or so, then gradually increase this till you get
>where you want. I didn't know this and started playing with a vengeance on
>my clarinet which had been contentedly minding its own business for the
>previous 33 years (I'm old!). Don noticed 4 cracks in the top piece next
>time I took it in, which he managed to repair, and explained to me that when
>you blow too long on a dry clarinet, the outside hasn't had time enough to
>have had the moisture travel through the wood to accommodate the quick
>expansion of the inside bore, so it cracks. Don explained it better than
>me.
>
>Mary
>
>
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