Klarinet Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 2008/07

From: clarni bass <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Questions I've always wanted to ask ...
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:56:28 -0400

1. Yes. There is also a difference between different cork greases. Some of =
them will ruin the glue and/or the cork.

2.b. I don't know what a 45 model is, but the 67 is called "Privilege" and =
that is written on the instrument. You can tell a 37 model if you know it, =
though some older models seem very similar. The 37 doesn't have a lyre hold=
er which some older models have, and if it has a model name on the instrume=
nt it's not a 37 either.

3/4. In an experiment they found when two notes are one after another peopl=
e can hear a difference of 5 cents in the area where tuning difference is b=
iggest which is around G just above the staff. They can hear about 8 cents =
difference for middle C. Lower and higher it's more. Of course this is a te=
chnical experiment and isn't the same as when playing music.

5. Leaving your clarient assembled for a long time without swabing can caus=
e cracks. So I suggest to swab it. It will also help against the water in t=
he tone holes. If you are wondering how I know this... it's because I was t=
oo lazy to swab.... but now I do it.

Nitai

--- On Wed, 7/9/08, Ed Lowry <edwinlowry@-----.net> wrote:

> From: Ed Lowry <edwinlowry@-----.net>
> Subject: [kl] Questions I've always wanted to ask ...
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 8:41 PM
> I=E2=80=99ve been pondering a number of questions over the
> years that I=E2=80=99ve
> never resolved in my mind. A few are more whimsical
> than serious, but
> others can have a real impact on performance and
> equipment. So I
> thought I=E2=80=99d pose a small group of questions here, and
> I look forward to
> your serious and not-so-serious answers.
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> 1. Is cork grease any different from chapstick?
> 2. Why don=E2=80=99t manufacturers put model types on their
> clarinets?
> a. How do you tell if it=E2=80=99s an R-13 =E2=80=93 by the
> absence of a
> label? What=E2=80=99s up with that?
> b. How do you distinguish a bass Selmer 37 from
> a 45 or a 67?
> 3. What=E2=80=99s a reasonable variance for a random note
> in a slow
> passage from zero cents sharp or flat?
> 4. What=E2=80=99s a reasonable variance for a random note
> in a fast
> passage from zero cents sharp or flat?
> 5. I play for a half hour and put my clarinet down.
> Should I swab
> it out first, if I=E2=80=99m going to play it an hour later?=20
> How about three
> hours later?=20
> 6. =E2=80=9CThey say=E2=80=9D that a silk swab will ruin a
> mouthpiece over time.
> Is this really true? And if it is, should we be
> washing our
> mouthpieces daily, or otherwise removing moisture?=20
> Cf. question 5.
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> Ed Lowry
> Sacramento
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