Klarinet Archive - Posting 000150.txt from 2007/09

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] response to myrnabs and Fred--blow-out, saliva, and senior recitals
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:29:25 -0400

Margaret,
WOW! I'll try that and let the list know if there is any effect.

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Sep 23, 2007, at 11:57 AM, Margaret Thornhill wrote:

> Dear 18 year old clarinetist,
>
> What these gentlemen mean by blow-out is not going to happen to your
> clarinet before your senior recital. It's what people who have played
> clarinet for many years worry about happening to the bores of their
> old instruments.
>
> Fred wrote: "maybe having saliva with some
> mysterious properties which ruin the wood"
>
> Fred,
>
> In recent years Dan Deitch has started cleaning the undercut part of
> the toneholes on my clarinet with a stiff brush to get rid of
> "schmutz", which is primarily saliva deposits . The difference before
> and after in the resistance and clarity of sound is astonishing. I
> believe he does this routinely as part of his overhaul.
>
> I would recommend this to anyone who is concerned about "blow out" as
> a first thing to try. The chemical composition of your saliva changes
> --and can become more viscous--over time, according to my dentist.
>
> Margaret
>
>
> (And no, you can't really get this stuff out with pipecleaners or
> Qtips, though it's always prudent to check the tone holes.)
>
>
>
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