Klarinet Archive - Posting 000141.txt from 2007/09

From: myrnabs@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:07:08 -0400

Fred,=0AOh this sure puts my mind at ease, for the time being. After all m=
y instrument has only had one owner, me! and I have taken remarkable care o=
f it. I know that proves nothing, but for now I hope all is well. Thank y=
ou so much for sharing!!=0A=0ABTW, Myrnabs stands for Myrna B. Saldana and =
I only use the short one for a computer name ;o) hehehe!! Sorry about that=
confusion. =0A =0A =0AMyrnabs=0APlay the music, not the instrument. ~Auth=
or Unknown =0A =0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/myrnabs =0A =0Ahttp://www.scentsy.co=
m/myrnabs =0A =0Ahttp://www.myrnabs.blogspot.com =0A =0Ahttp://www.myspace.=
com/myrnasaldana =0A =0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Fred Jaco=
bowitz <fbjacobo@-----.org=0ASent: Sunday,=
September 23, 2007 9:20:35 AM=0ASubject: Re: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis)=
=0A=0A=0AMymabs,=0A (What kind of a name is that??????????) Don't worry.=
FIrst of all, it =0Ahappens over a period of months. Unfortunately, you on=
ly know when it =0Astarted in hindsight. However, you can still manage for =
a few months =0Alike I did. And remember, it seems that most wooden instrum=
ents DON'T =0Aget blown out. Upshot: Don't worry, be happy. ;-)=0A=0AFred J=
acobowitz=0A=0AKol Haruach Klezmer Band=0AEbony and Ivory Duo=0AOn Sep 23, =
2007, at 1:30 AM, myrnabs@-----.net wrote:=0A=0A> I know this is a bit la=
te, but I've sort of lost track of this blowout =0A> topic. Will someone p=
lease put me out of my misery and tell me what =0A> this means or how would=
one know when our clarinet is blownout? I'm =0A> starting to freak out bec=
ause my clarinet is 18 years old, and I don't =0A> want to be caught in a s=
ituation like this. I am going to be having =0A> my senior recital in abou=
t 10 months this is the last thing that I =0A> need at this time. TIA!=0A>=
=0A> Myrnabs=0A> Play the music, not the instrument. ~Author Unknown=0A> ht=
tp://www.pbase.com/myrnabs=0A> http://www.scentsy.com/myrnabs=0A> http://ww=
w.myrnabs.blogspot.com=0A> http://www.myspace.com/myrnasaldana=0A>=0A>=0A>=
=0A>=0A> ----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@ea=
rthlink.net>=0A> To: klarinet@-----.org=0A> Sent: Saturday, September 22=
, 2007 10:51:08 PM=0A> Subject: Re: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis)=0A>=0A>=0A>=
Karl,=0A> Then you haven't been listening. I can't remember any posts that=
say=0A> that ALL clarinets will blow out. There are many instruments which=
have=0A> been used regularly over decades and haven't blown out. However, =
people=0A> like Stanley Drucker replace their instruments periodically beca=
use=0A> they don't want to get caught like I did: without a well-chosen=0A>=
replacement. And, of course, because they can afford to. I was lucky; I=0A=
> found a replacement instrument which satisfied me quite quickly.=0A> Howe=
ver, I still had to struggle through a concert and dirty looks from=0A> the=
conductor.=0A>=0A> The puzzling aspect of this phenomenon is that most cla=
rinets DON'T=0A> blow out. Why is anyone's guess, tho I suspect it has some=
thing to do=0A> with the fact that most of them aren't played as hard or as=
often as=0A> the ones which have blown out. Buffet still has it's head in =
the sand=0A> and refuses to admit that blow-out exists. Of course, they swe=
ar that=0A> all their instruments tune perfectly too...=0A>=0A> Fred Jacobo=
witz=0A>=0A> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band=0A> Ebony and Ivory Duo=0A> On Sep 22=
, 2007, at 11:37 PM, Karl Krelove wrote:=0A>=0A>> But, Fred, when players t=
alk about blow-out, I don't generally hear =0A>> (or=0A>> read) that it's s=
omething that only happens to some instruments.=0A>> Usually,=0A>> it's cit=
ed as the reason why clarinets need to be replaced routinely=0A>> on some=
=0A>> periodic basis - 4-5 years depending on who it is. The suggestion is=
=0A>> that=0A>> it's an inevitable result of the clarinet's aging. Somethin=
g may well=0A>> have=0A>> happened to your instrument with the result that =
you describe, but=0A>> that's=0A>> not what I've generally heard described =
as "blown-out."=0A>>=0A>> Karl=0A>>=0A>>> -----Original Message-----=0A>>> =
From: Fred Jacobowitz [mailto:fbjacobo@-----.net]=0A>>>=0A>>> (snip)=0A=
>>> The point is, blow out seems impossible to someone to whom it has not=
=0A>>> happened. Kind of like how light must be for a blind man. However, I=
=0A>>> am=0A>>> ready to swear on all things dear that my instrument did bl=
ow out. =0A>>> And=0A>>> I'll fight any varmint what says otherwise! ;-)=0A=
>>>=0A>>> Fred Jacobowitz=0A>>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> ----------------------------=
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