Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 2008/07

From: Morrie Backun <morrie@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Questions I've always wanted to ask ...
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:53:48 -0400

This is great!

On 7/9/08 12:43 PM, "Tom Puwalski" <tski1128@-----.com> wrote:

> 1. Yes
> 2. Because
> a. usually a really flat low F, a really sharp high C and that you
> paid more on Ebay because Moenig "Fixed" That
> b. You can't , unless you buy the wrong one
> 3. not to little, not too much
> 4. Half of not too little not too much
> 5. if you put the clarinet down after half an hour you're wimping out,
> practice 4 hours and increase your time to 45 min and then swab!
> 6. take a really good look and try to find out who "they" are. then
> decide if they're full of crap or not. But I find that "stuff" in the
> mouthpiece when left in over six months gets gross and I don't want to
> play it. So no it's not true, but I could be "one of them"
> I hope these prove to be definitive!
>=20
> Tom Puwalski The Artist formerly known as Sarge
> On Jul 9, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Ed Lowry wrote:
>=20
>> I=B9ve been pondering a number of questions over the
>> years that I=B9ve
>> 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=B9d pose a small group of questions here, and
>> I look forward to
>> your serious and not-so-serious answers.
>>=20
>> 1. Is cork grease any different from chapstick?
>> 2. Why don=B9t manufacturers put model types on their
>> clarinets?
>> a. How do you tell if it=B9s an R-13 =AD by the
>> absence of a
>> label? What=B9s up with that?
>> b. How do you distinguish a bass Selmer 37 from
>> a 45 or a 67?
>> 3. What=B9s a reasonable variance for a random note
>> in a slow
>> passage from zero cents sharp or flat?
>> 4. What=B9s 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=B9m going to play it an hour later?
>> How about three
>> hours later?
>> 6. =B3They say=B2 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?
>> Cf. question 5.
>>=20
>> Ed Lowry
>> Sacramento
>>=20
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Morrie Backun
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