Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2009/03

From: Monna Rush <monnarush@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Toddler Questions :)
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:30:03 -0400


Thank you Karl your answers were very helpful. I will keep working on the =
reeds, I hope someday to get better at it. I started to buy the Ridenour AT=
G system, but is was on backorder, I may still do that a little later when =
money is better. I have a dughter getting married in May. I will take the =
clarinet apart to swab it that should help. I will definately watch the rin=
gs on my clarinet and I will think about the coffee too :)=20
Have a great day! Monna

P.S. The coffee is a hard one, maybe I'll delay playing till after the firs=
t cup and go from there :)

--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net> wrote:

> From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
> Subject: RE: [kl] Toddler Questions :)
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 4:23 AM
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Monna Rush [mailto:monnarush@-----.com]
> >=20
> > 1. Why is ther always a drop of moisture in the top of
> my lower joint
> > no matter how well I swab my clarinet?=A0 =A0I always
> know that when I
> > think I am finished getting the moisture I can check
> there and almost
> > always find it there. :)
> >=20
> The moisture can collect in the tenon, where the swab
> won't reach it until
> you take the clarinet apart.
>=20
> > 2. Will drinking coffee (black only) right before
> playing hurt my
> > clarinet?=A0 =A0I always have my first cup as I am
> putting my clarinet
> > together for practice in the mornings.=A0Once in awhile
> I take a sip half
> > way through practice too. :)
>=20
> Conventional wisdom says eating or drinking anything
> (except pure water) may
> leave gunk inside the instrument and on pads. Certainly if
> you use sugar,
> I'd avoid doing this. The harm is probably more likely
> done to your reed,
> which is actually exposed to saliva, while what runs down
> the clarinet
> itself is mostly condensation.
> >=20
> > 3. Why is it that one of my reeds I just worked on
> still plays after it
> > was chipped on the edge and I tried to file it smooth
> but it seems to
> > be very much not quite the curve it should be and it
> does not quite
> > cover the mouthpiece, still play pretty well? I almost
> threw it away
> > instead of trying it out first. (its not the best one
> but will do in a
> > pinch)
> >=20
>=20
> Lucky you! Don't knock it. But lots of times it
> won't work out that way.
>=20
> > 5. Why is my bell ring loose on the bottom of my
> clarinet? OH yeah I
> > know this one :) the wood is shrinking! :) Ok Does
> this mean my whole
> > clarinet is in danger? I bought it new at Christmas
> time.
> >=20
> Rings usually get loose because of dryness. As has already
> been said, a
> loose bell ring isn't a danger, although it's a
> problem if it's loose enough
> to start vibrating and buzzing. But keep an eye on the
> socket rings farther
> up on the bell and other sections (including the barrel).
> Loose rings around
> a socket can allow the thin wood of the socket itself to
> break under the
> strain of any sideways movement when you put the tenon into
> it. Loose rings
> can usually be tightened by adding humidity to the inside
> of the clarinet
> case.
>=20
> > 6. What causes some of my reeds to sound like
> snow/static on a tv that
> > is not recieveing signal? What do I need to do to
> correct this? I am
> > still learning how to adjust my reeds, just started
> really, waiting on
> > a book by Guy it will be a couple weeks yet.
> >=20
>=20
> Air noise in the sound of a reed is an indication that it
> isn't vibrating
> well, probably because it's too stiff. Could be that
> only one side of it is
> too stiff, which can be fixed by carefully thinning it with
> reed rush, a
> knife, or sandpaper either freehand or on a small sanding
> block, like the
> Ridenour ATG system.
>=20
>=20
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