Klarinet Archive - Posting 000136.txt from 2007/09

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:20:35 -0400

Mymabs,
(What kind of a name is that??????????) Don't worry. FIrst of all, it
happens over a period of months. Unfortunately, you only know when it
started in hindsight. However, you can still manage for a few months
like I did. And remember, it seems that most wooden instruments DON'T
get blown out. Upshot: Don't worry, be happy. ;-)

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Sep 23, 2007, at 1:30 AM, myrnabs@-----.net wrote:

> I know this is a bit late, but I've sort of lost track of this blowout
> topic. Will someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what
> this means or how would one know when our clarinet is blownout? I'm
> starting to freak out because my clarinet is 18 years old, and I don't
> want to be caught in a situation like this. I am going to be having
> my senior recital in about 10 months this is the last thing that I
> need at this time. TIA!
>
> Myrnabs
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:51:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis)
>
>
> Karl,
> Then you haven't been listening. I can't remember any posts that say
> that ALL clarinets will blow out. There are many instruments which have
> been used regularly over decades and haven't blown out. However, people
> like Stanley Drucker replace their instruments periodically because
> they don't want to get caught like I did: without a well-chosen
> replacement. And, of course, because they can afford to. I was lucky; I
> found a replacement instrument which satisfied me quite quickly.
> However, I still had to struggle through a concert and dirty looks from
> the conductor.
>
> The puzzling aspect of this phenomenon is that most clarinets DON'T
> blow out. Why is anyone's guess, tho I suspect it has something to do
> with the fact that most of them aren't played as hard or as often as
> the ones which have blown out. Buffet still has it's head in the sand
> and refuses to admit that blow-out exists. Of course, they swear that
> all their instruments tune perfectly too...
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:37 PM, Karl Krelove wrote:
>
>> But, Fred, when players talk about blow-out, I don't generally hear
>> (or
>> read) that it's something that only happens to some instruments.
>> Usually,
>> it's cited as the reason why clarinets need to be replaced routinely
>> on some
>> periodic basis - 4-5 years depending on who it is. The suggestion is
>> that
>> it's an inevitable result of the clarinet's aging. Something may well
>> have
>> happened to your instrument with the result that you describe, but
>> that's
>> not what I've generally heard described as "blown-out."
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Fred Jacobowitz [mailto:fbjacobo@-----.net]
>>>
>>> (snip)
>>> The point is, blow out seems impossible to someone to whom it has not
>>> happened. Kind of like how light must be for a blind man. However, I
>>> am
>>> ready to swear on all things dear that my instrument did blow out.
>>> And
>>> I'll fight any varmint what says otherwise! ;-)
>>>
>>> Fred Jacobowitz
>>>
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