Klarinet Archive - Posting 000219.txt from 2005/10

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Clarinets in the afterlife?
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:36:08 -0400

David Blumberg wrote:

> The wive's tale to me is denying that Clarinets can "blow out".........
> The bore in a Clarinet can and often does warp over time. That can be
> from a result of a number of factors, but it can and does happen.
> Also the keywork can need extensive work over time as it can get very,
> very loose and worn.

I don't think anyone, least of all Dan, is suggesting that clarinets
don't change with time and use (or lack of use). But that's very
different from suggesting that "blowout" (i.e. long-term degeneration)
is a ubiquitous phenomenon among all [wooden] clarinets subject to
intensive use.

Good care and maintenance over time tend seem to me to be much more
important than worrying about whether you are playing your instrument
too much.

-- Joe

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