Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2005/07

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Humid conditions - affects on the clarinet & reeds
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:51:24 -0400

Bryan Crumpler wrote:

> I am not a physicist so I am not even going to bother attempting to
> provide a physical explanation as to what happens.

Well, the thing is, there are so many things that could explain the
problems you have encountered *other* than the fact that you have
recently been in an aeroplane.

Better just to say, "I find that when I travel long-distance the
behaviour of my setup changes considerably"---which I think we'll all
agree on---and admit to not knowing why.

You don't have to be a physicist, but it's one of the first principles
of science---be ready to say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" when you
don't have a full understanding of the situation. It's a principle that
works pretty well for lots of things. :-)

-- Joe

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