Klarinet Archive - Posting 000158.txt from 2007/09

From: clarni bass <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Blown out clarinets
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:23:48 -0400

Maybe I need to be clearer. I wasn't asking why *I*
haven't heard about "blow out". Actually I have
several years ago on the internet on a clarinet forum.
I'm not in USA and I am right in the middle of a city.

My question was meant to be: Is it possible that "blow
out" is a culture thing, like a fasion in some places
and not in others? I think it's very possible.

I also agree with what Dan Leeson said about "blow
out".

Nitai

--- Kevin Fay <kevin.fay.home@-----.net> wrote:

> On Sep 23, 2007, at 3:24 PM, Nitai asked:
>
> <<<Just curious how come "blow out" is a common
> believe in some places and
> not in others. For example, I've never heard anyone
> around here even mention
> it. Anyone has an idea?>>>
>
> You need to be in the city to hear an urban legend,
> perhaps?
>
> I'm afraid that I side with Dan Leeson on this one.
> Old clarinets can play
> like they're old - loose keywork, leaky pads, all of
> that. No question too
> that there can be deposits of calcium (and other,
> more unpleasant stuff) in
> the tone holes, making the horn go sharp. All of
> these can be fixed,
> however.
>
> A good repair tech can do the repadding and swedging
> that you can't do
> yourself. For the tone hole schmutz, I use Q-tips
> dipped in vinegar to
> clean them out a couple of times a year, too.
>
> I have no doubt that Stanley Drucker et. al. buys a
> lot of new horns. I
> like new horns too! It's great to pick one up that
> is all fresh and pretty.
> Buying a new one is less hassle than getting an old
> one redone, esp. when
> you have a gig that night.
>
> A good analogy, I think - old horns are like old
> cars. You can get a '64
> Corvette all pimped up with a rebuilt tranny, a new
> crate engine and hi-tech
> disc brakes to run better than when it was new, and
> arguably as good or
> better than a new one. It will take some money to
> do that, though, and much
> more time than trundling to the nearest Chevy dealer
> and buying a spiffy new
> one with only three miles on the odometer.
>
> I have no doubt that there are horns that are so
> thrashed that they can't be
> brought up to playable condition. If the wood has
> cracked and it has been
> badly repaired with banding, for example, the bore
> could be killed so that
> it won't play in tune. The cost to fix an old
> soldier could be more than
> what it's worth, or even less than a new horn. This
> doesn't mean that it
> *can't* be fixed up, however, only that it is not
> economic to do so.
>
> kjf
>
>
>
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