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Author: richena
Date: 2006-06-21 20:11
From September til January I will be studying abroad in northern Sweden and I am worried about how to protect my clarinet from the below freezing tempuratures from about Oct. to Jan. I am considering buying a new clarinet bag anyway but as a student a cannot spend alot. Is there a better route to go? I don't know where to start really.
Thanks, Richena
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2006-06-21 21:39
This was a challenge for me when I lived in Boston during the winter. If you have a standard Buffet double case, a cavallaro cover can be obtained from the WWBW for about 85 dollars (water resistant and lambswool lined) and will help keep ease the temperature changes from indoors and outdoors. Also, make sure you keep the humidity in the case at about 50 percent. During the winter it tends to get very dry indoors in the cold climates. A humistat is the best method I've found for maintaining this. You can acquire a humistat (I'd use two for a double case) and an analog humidity gauge from Dr. Henderson for a very reasonable price. For an investment of less than a hundred dollars for the case cover, humistat and gauge, you'll stand a very good chance of not having an expensive crack repair to deal with. Also, my suggestion is you acquire everything you'll need as far as reeds, etc. before you arrive in Sweden. The sales tax is incredibly high over here in comparison to the USA.
Best of luck in Scandinavia, it's cold during the winter, but it's a great place to visit! Get to Copenhagen if you can, it's simply breathtaking.
Christopher Nichols, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
University of Delaware
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