Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 2009/01

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Inauguration clarinet
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:34:08 -0500

Isn't there a nontoxic version of antifreeze (propylene glycol), which
is also a common food additive? Not that I would want to use it, but
it does exist. It is supposed to be less toxic than ethylene glycol.

On 1/22/09, Lelia Loban <lelialoban@-----.net> wrote:
> [Cross-posted on the bulleting board.]
> I watched on CNN, where the announcer started jabbering right in the middle
> of the music! GRRRR! I'm sorry McGill didn't have a more prominent role in
> the music. On this occasion, it seemed fitting that the performers embodied
> three different races, at least three different countries of origin and at
> least two different religions.
>
> That was one of the few musical performances of the day that sounded mostly
> in tune, thanks to a heated space. I felt sorry for the people in the parade
> bands. They waited and waited for the parade to start more than an hour late
> and then they played in an icy wind. Even some of the service bands,
> professionals accustomed to playing outdoors in all weather, sounded a tad
> sour -- and meanwhile, most of the crowd only wanted to see President Obama
> and his family, then began drifting away. At a distance from the White House
> viewing enclosure, the parade route looked nearly empty by the time the last
> bands passed. The press didn't seem to care about the music, either --
> talked right through almost all of it.
>
> One of the announcers said that a band had used antifreeze on the
> instruments. Really? Wouldn't be a good thing to put on a mouthpiece -- the
> stuff is toxic. I can't imagine using it on clarinet or saxophone pads to
> keep them from freezing shut, either -- wouldn't antifreeze cause the pads
> to leak, the same way excessive condensation does? Might be a good lubricant
> for screws, I guess. Maybe brass players use antifreeze on valves and
> slides, to keep them from freezing stuck after they get damp.
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
>
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