Klarinet Archive - Posting 000199.txt from 2007/09

From: myrnabs@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Blowout..urban myth mostly
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:05:58 -0400

Okay I believe you, but how does one do that? Should I take it to an uphols=
ter? I've never done this before!=0A =0AMyrnabs =0Ahttp://myspace.com/myrn=
asaldana =0Ahttp://myrnabs.blogspot.com =0Ahttp://pbase.com/myrnabs =0Ahttp=
://scentsy.com/myrnabs =0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: "kurthe=
isig@-----.org=
=0ASent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:12:50 AM=0ASubject: Re: [kl] Blowout.=
.urban myth mostly=0A=0A=0ATake it out and throw it in the trash. It is con=
stantly decomposing and filling your clarinet toneholes with fuzz. Satin is=
much nicer looking anyway??=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0A>From: my=
rnabs@-----.or=
g=0A>Subject: Re: [kl] Blowout..urban myth mostly=0A>=0A>This is great info=
rmation, but how on earth would one replace the lining with satin, silk or =
polyester without ruining it? I would sure love to know this! =0A> =0A> =
=0A>=0A>=0A>As a clarinet is played the toneholes fill with old breakfast, =
and minerals and lots of case fuzz and sometimes swab fuzz. Wood in the ton=
eholes 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 holes and have t=
o be filled. The tone holes must be cleaned out NON-INTRUSIVELY. With a pro=
per 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 wit=
h satin---silk or polyester--and get rid of the awful fuzzy stuff that shed=
s and winds up in the toneholes. It is true that a harsh swab can, over tim=
e, 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 solv=
ed 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>=0A>If you have a clarine=
t that you fear may be getting old, send it out, that is our business--maki=
ng them great again, often BETTER than when new.=0A>=0A>It is true that a c=
larinet CAN wear out but generally this is urban myth. Don't fall prey to u=
rban myth. =0A>=0A>Kurt=0A>=0A>Master Clarinet Repairman=0A>(831) 425-5658=
=0A>=0A>=0A>-----Original Message-----=0A>>From: myrnabs@-----.net=0A>>Se=
nt: Sep 22, 2007 10:30 PM=0A>>To: klarinet@-----.org=0A>>Subject: Re: [k=
l] Blowout (was McGinnis)=0A>>=0A>>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!=0A>>=0A>>Myrnabs =0A>>Play the music, not the inst=
rument. ~Author Unknown =0A>>http://www.pbase.com/myrnabs =0A>>http://www.s=
centsy.com/myrnabs =0A>>http://www.myrnabs.blogspot.com =0A>>http://www.mys=
pace.com/myrnasaldana =0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>----- Original Message ---- =
=0A>>From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net> =0A>>To: klarinet@woodw=
ind.org =0A>>Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:51:08 PM =0A>>Subject: R=
e: [kl] Blowout (was McGinnis) =0A>>=0A>>=0A>>Karl, =0A>>Then you haven't b=
een 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 regular=
ly over decades and haven't blown out. However, people =0A>>like Stanley Dr=
ucker replace their instruments periodically because =0A>>they don't want t=
o get caught like I did: without a well-chosen =0A>>replacement. And, of co=
urse, because they can afford to. I was lucky; I =0A>>found a replacement i=
nstrument which satisfied me quite quickly. =0A>>However, I still had to st=
ruggle through a concert and dirty looks from =0A>>the conductor. =0A>>=0A>=
>The puzzling aspect of this phenomenon is that most clarinets DON'T =0A>>b=
low out. Why is anyone's guess, tho I suspect it has something to do =0A>>w=
ith the fact that most of them aren't played as hard or as often as =0A>>th=
e ones which have blown out. Buffet still has it's head in the sand =0A>>an=
d refuses to admit that blow-out exists. Of course, they swear that =0A>>al=
l their instruments tune perfectly too... =0A>>=0A>>Fred Jacobowitz =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 talk=
about blow-out, I don't generally hear (or =0A>>> read) that it's somethin=
g that only happens to some instruments. =0A>>> Usually, =0A>>> it's cited =
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. Some=
thing may well =0A>>> have =0A>>> happened to your instrument with the resu=
lt that you describe, but =0A>>> that's =0A>>> not what I've generally hear=
d 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 thing=
s dear that my instrument did blow out. And =0A>>>> I'll fight any varmint =
what says otherwise! ;-) =0A>>>> =0A>>>> Fred Jacobowitz =0A>>>> =0A>>> =0A=
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