Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2007/09

From: myrnabs@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Blowout..urban myth mostly
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:59:04 -0400

This is great information, but how on earth would one replace the lining wi=
th satin, silk or polyester without ruining it? I would sure love to know =
this! =0A =0A =0A=0A=0AAs a clarinet is played the toneholes fill with old=
breakfast, and minerals and lots of case fuzz and sometimes swab fuzz. Woo=
d in the toneholes can also flake out, or the manufacturer may have made a =
mess of the toneholes. Bits of wood also flake out of the tops of tone hole=
s and have to be filled. The tone holes must be cleaned out NON-INTRUSIVELY=
. With a proper overhaul a clarinet will often be BETTER afterwards than it=
was when it was new. It will help a LOT to gut and re-cover the inside of =
the case with satin---silk or polyester--and get rid of the awful fuzzy stu=
ff that sheds and winds up in the toneholes. It is true that a harsh swab c=
an, over time, wear a bore. Certainly a swab can easily ruin a mouthpiece. =
Most of the stuff that goes around about "blownout" is simply problems that=
can be solved by a good repairman. Gutting and re-lining a case with satin=
most of you can do, and prevent a great deal of problems.=0A=0AIf you have=
a clarinet that you fear may be getting old, send it out, that is our busi=
ness--making them great again, often BETTER than when new.=0A=0AIt is true =
that a clarinet CAN wear out but generally this is urban myth. Don't fall p=
rey to urban myth. =0A=0AKurt=0A=0AMaster Clarinet Repairman=0A(831) 425-56=
58=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0A>From: myrnabs@-----.net=0A>Sent:=
Sep 22, 2007 10:30 PM=0A>To: klarinet@-----.org=0A>Subject: Re: [kl] Bl=
owout (was McGinnis)=0A>=0A>I know this is a bit late, but I've sort of los=
t 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 blo=
wnout? 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!=0A>=0A>Myrnabs =0A>Play the music, not the instrument. ~A=
uthor Unknown =0A>http://www.pbase.com/myrnabs =0A>http://www.scentsy.com/m=
yrnabs =0A>http://www.myrnabs.blogspot.com =0A>http://www.myspace.com/myrna=
saldana =0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>----- Original Message ---- =0A>From: Fred Jaco=
bowitz <fbjacobo@-----.org =0A>Sent: Sat=
urday, September 22, 2007 10:51:08 PM =0A>Subject: Re: [kl] Blowout (was Mc=
Ginnis) =0A>=0A>=0A>Karl, =0A>Then you haven't been listening. I can't reme=
mber any posts that say =0A>that ALL clarinets will blow out. There are man=
y instruments which have =0A>been used regularly over decades and haven't b=
lown out. However, people =0A>like Stanley Drucker replace their instrument=
s periodically because =0A>they don't want to get caught like I did: withou=
t 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 quit=
e quickly. =0A>However, I still had to struggle through a concert and dirty=
looks from =0A>the conductor. =0A>=0A>The puzzling aspect of this phenomen=
on is that most clarinets DON'T =0A>blow out. Why is anyone's guess, tho I =
suspect it has something to do =0A>with the fact that most of them aren't p=
layed as hard or as often as =0A>the ones which have blown out. Buffet stil=
l has it's head in the sand =0A>and refuses to admit that blow-out exists. =
Of course, they swear that =0A>all their instruments tune perfectly too... =
=0A>=0A>Fred Jacobowitz =0A>=0A>Kol Haruach Klezmer Band =0A>Ebony and Ivor=
y Duo =0A>On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:37 PM, Karl Krelove wrote: =0A>=0A>> But, =
Fred, when players talk about blow-out, I don't generally hear (or =0A>> re=
ad) that it's something that only happens to some instruments. =0A>> Usuall=
y, =0A>> it's cited as the reason why clarinets need to be replaced routine=
ly =0A>> on some =0A>> periodic basis - 4-5 years depending on who it is. T=
he suggestion is =0A>> that =0A>> it's an inevitable result of the clarinet=
's aging. Something may well =0A>> have =0A>> happened to your instrument w=
ith the result that you describe, but =0A>> that's =0A>> not what I've gene=
rally heard described as "blown-out." =0A>> =0A>> Karl =0A>> =0A>>> -----Or=
iginal Message----- =0A>>> From: Fred Jacobowitz [mailto:fbjacobo@earthlink=
.net] =0A>>> =0A>>> (snip) =0A>>> The point is, blow out seems impossible t=
o someone to whom it has not =0A>>> happened. Kind of like how light must b=
e for a blind man. However, I =0A>>> am =0A>>> ready to swear on all things=
dear that my instrument did blow out. And =0A>>> I'll fight any varmint wh=
at says otherwise! ;-) =0A>>> =0A>>> Fred Jacobowitz =0A>>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A=
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