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Author: stickpoet
Date: 2003-11-11 21:54
A tuba guy the other day asks me if I brush my teeth before I blow my horn. I says, that's da difference between da tuba playing ones and da clarinetists. The tuba ones should, and reel smart clarinetists don't have to. Coz a smart-a** clarinetist don't blow his horn through his teeth when he blows, ya know? The dude right away gets pisst and frowns at me reel nasty. Then he goes like, oh really.
Later dat evening I thought about it a'gan. I says to myself maybe da guy wus talking about hisself. Maybe he does brush his teeth before playin' like he goes to church every Sunday. If I too religously do dat, maybe it shud help me to not stain and my pads would last longer, ya know? My snow-white pads do get kinda stained brown at the rim so quick coz I don't brush my teeth when I blow my horn. Wha do ya tink?
Post Edited (2003-11-11 22:53)
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Author: potatohead
Date: 2003-11-11 22:11
I rinse my mouth out with water before I practice, but I don't brush my teeth. Well, at least not unless I eat some pretty potent garlic or something...
M.F.G.
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Author: Ben
Date: 2003-11-11 22:14
Yes, I brush before playing. It's not just good for the clarinet and your reeds, but your teeth too! I imagine it's a lot harder to play with teeth or gum problems.
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Author: hans
Date: 2003-11-11 23:33
I keep a bottle of drinking water in my music paraphernalia bag and never play without rinsing my mouth first. If it's feasible, I brush before playing. Sticking pads are very rare as a result.
Hans
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Author: William
Date: 2003-11-11 23:44
As I have posted (too) many times, I never play any of my instruments without first brushing my teeth. I have toothbrush and paste in every clarinet and sax case I own and even after grabbing a small smack during breaks, I retreat to the mens room and brush before returning to the gig.
Just good dental hygene and it keeps the reeds from smelling. Also, never a sticky pad.
Now--how many of you clarinet playing sax doublers also swab your saxes after playing??? You should, you know--especially the necks.
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Author: stickpoet
Date: 2003-11-12 00:01
Is it like you godda brush yo teeth each and every time you kiss yo lady? Several times a day? Otherwise, yo lady gets sticky?
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Author: ned
Date: 2003-11-12 05:46
My dentist told me to brush my teeth 3 times a day! You sound like a cool dude too, Mr Stickpoet, by the way have you tried deleting gravy from your diet perhaps? It might solve your discoloured pads problem.
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Author: LeWhite
Date: 2003-11-12 07:16
This is all contrary to what I've heard....
After I brush my teeth in the morning, I try to get rid of the pasty stuff before I play, as I find it makes the reed stick to the mouthpiece as well as leaves a white resudie if you won't wipe it off. Surely this can't be good?
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-11-12 08:40
What is this "brushing of teeth" I see in this post? My teeth don't have hairs on them . . . .
US Army Japan Band
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-11-12 13:20
Ya, brush yer teeth. It'l keep yer clarinet clean and also improve yer english.
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Author: deepriver27
Date: 2003-11-12 14:22
worst ones though are the guys who "rinse their mouth" with gin right before a gig. that's when I know I need extra barrels on hand for intonation.
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Author: fmadison
Date: 2003-11-12 14:28
Hi,
You want to brush your teeth when it is possible. I know a repairman that uses tartar removing paste on Clarinets during overhauls. It seems that tartar build up causes the Clarinet tone holes to become smaller.
Thus people who thought their Clarinet was out of tune or on its last legs realized that it was the tartar from years of playing that was causing intonation problems.
So if you can please brush them teeth and tongue.
-Frank
It's the wood that makes it good!
Post Edited (2003-11-12 14:38)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-11-12 14:55
Interesting.....perhaps an annual checkup of ones' clarinet at the periodontist might be in order......
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Author: Amy
Date: 2003-11-12 15:00
I brush my teeth before playing if I have just eaten, but if it has been about an hour or more I don't bother.
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Author: Rick Williams
Date: 2003-11-12 15:01
I gargle Listerine Mint right before then look for an unattended brass instrument! My mouth is minty fresh and the brass section smells better as well! It's a win win situation!!!
Best
Rick
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-11-12 20:38
One barrel of gin should be enough for a rehearsal.......
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Author: diz
Date: 2003-11-12 23:46
A toothbrush in any wind player's case is an essential item.
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Author: Pam H.
Date: 2003-11-13 01:16
Most definately yes. Don't want gunk of any kind in my horn. Toothbrush and toothpaste are always in my purse.
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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-11-13 01:23
I brush my teeth with the new BG toothbrush with the green yarn--the sound I achieve is far preferable to that after brushing with the toothbrush with the red yarn in it. Its far better than my "Optimum" toothbrush---I can never decide which of the three plates to use.
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Author: stickpoet
Date: 2003-11-13 02:29
The preponderance of high caliber hygienic obsessivism among us, so pristine and hypochondriacal in nature, is mind-boggling. No wonder we clarinetists and the tuba players are said to be helplessly schizotypal characters. Weirdoes. Okay, I give in. I will carry a toothbrush in my clarinet box from now on. Toothpaste too. Right next to my Pomarico Ruby standby mouthpiece.
With fondness, Ryan...
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Author: WoodwindThespian
Date: 2003-11-15 00:20
Very interesting. Would you recommend using a toothbrush for inside the clarinet to clean out the barrel if you have gunk?
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-11-15 13:53
Using a toothbrush as you suggest is not the craziest idea in the world. First, however put aluminum foil under the "down" pads. Attach the toothbrush to a length of dowel rod appropriately, put the other end of the dowell rod in a variable speed drill and proceed with caution. A "soft" grade brush, of course. If your horn has poor intonation use a "sensitive" type of cleaner.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-11-15 23:53
A lot of good advice, a bit of humor also. I looked, but didn't find anyone suggesting/recommending using a "water-pick"[high velocity, pulsed, water jet] to improve the peanut butter/jelly removal beyond brushing. It works well for me and my mps! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: stickpoet
Date: 2003-11-16 01:04
The demarcation
between being sincerely serious
and being tongue-in-cheek funny is,
by now, completely lost.
Dang, you clarinet-blowing nerds.
With the TV commercial white teeth
and your clarinet bores shining like mirrors.
With fondness, Ryan...
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Author: Michael Kincaid
Date: 2003-11-17 01:03
I haven't visited the board in quite awhile but
this post caught my eye. My gig bag has
dental floss and a tooth brush and I always use them both before
playing. Last night at a concert I felt guilty for drinking a diet coke
during the intermission; I usually just stick with water.
It's good to see Don Berger still posting. Don, I've almost
made the switch to Alto Clarinet complete; one band is
Alto full time, the other is about 75% of the time.
It's good to see the Clarinet Board still so active,
Michael
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-11-17 03:42
Bully for you, Michael, glad you like it [too]. I take every opportunity to play mine, not that I dont also enjoy bass cl, even have a solo about 16 bars in our comm band! Still kicking, went to Salt Lake City in Oct, saw/heard/experienced the Sun AM Tabernacle reh and concert-telecast, GREAT. The orch played "Promise of Living" from Copland's Tender Land Suite, would like to find a band arrgmt! TKS for good wishes. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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