Klarinet Archive - Posting 000297.txt from 2010/08

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Spit leakage on mouthpiece -- cigarette papers
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:25:25 -0400

Excellent description. One caveat from my own experience teaching in a
public school system in Pennsylvania: for anyone reading this thread who is
still in high school or younger, these papers may be considered "smoking"
or, worse, "drug" paraphernalia. Check first and, if they (along with reed
knives) could cause a potential problem at school, you may need to find a
substitute. Last time I said this in a similar thread, people posted that
they thought I was somehow nuts for suggesting this, but in the school
district where I worked, both rolling papers and reed knives would have been
grounds for suspension and, possibly, criminal prosecution. Legally mandated
"zero tolerance" for "weapons" and "drug paraphernalia" in schools can be a
very dangerous and destructive reaction.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: K S [mailto:krsmav@-----.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [kl] Spit leakage on mouthpiece -- cigarette papers

Jennifer -

Cigarette papers are for rolling your own cigarettes from loose
tobacco. They come in packs of 100, which you peel off one at a time.

Each paper is about 3" long and 2" wide. They're made of very thin
paper, probably rice paper, and absorb water quickly without
disintegrating. I've had a packet of Riz La papers for years. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizla

You used to be able to get them at drug store cigarette counters, but
since few people (other than pot smokers) "roll their own" any more,
they have become harder to find. Try at tobacco specialty shops and
then at "head" shops, which will have many varieties. Get the plain
white, unflavored with no adhesive along the long edge.

They're great for pulling water from tone holes. First, blow out as
much water as you can. Then slide a cigarette paper between the pad
and the tone hole rim and press the pad cup gently. Release and move
the paper to a dry spot and repeat until the paper no longer shows a
wet spot.

Repair shops cut cigarette papers into 2" x 1/8" strips and use them
to check pad seating at various places around the rim. If you want to
be fancy, cut the head off a wooden matchstick (or a heavy toothpick)
and attach the paper strip to one end with a bit of melted stick
shellac. You can also buy these from, for example, Ferree's, but if
you have enough dexterity to make repairs, you can do it yourself
without trouble.

They're an essential and very inexpensive accessory to keep in your case.

Ken Shaw
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