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Author: kfeder@hotmail.com
Date: 2004-02-24 16:08
I should be getting my new Vito 7216 delivered today; it's the first brand new horn I ever bought. Is there any kind of break in for a plastic horn? Thanks.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-02-24 19:45
Yes--- play it until your chops are about ready to explode, then thoroughly swab out the clarinet, wipe off the keys, and put it away until the following day. Repeat daily.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-02-24 19:49
If using the dishwasher to clean, place on the top rack and only use the low heat setting...GBK
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2004-02-24 20:28
"Where they kill and eat their young", Indeed!
Bob A
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-02-24 20:37
Aw come on, Bob, we're not being mean, just havin' some fun!
Alright --- the SERIOUS answer --- no break-in needed for the new plastic clarinet.
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Author: William
Date: 2004-02-24 22:26
"no break-in needed for the new plastic clarinet"
Except, perhaps, to "break in" the key action which will most likely be a bit tight from being a new clarinet. And that just takes lots of playing, so get to your practice room .....and enjoy.
(cleaning in the dishwasher is not recommended, even at low heat settings)
((however, in an extreme camping emergency, it can double as a tent stake without sustaining any significant lasting damage))
Just kidding, of course. Plastic clarinets--primarily built for inexperianced beginners--are very durable and will last forever with reasonable care. Enjoy your new instrument.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-02-24 23:18
Please don't do like someone I know and leave it in the trunk of our car for a week in the coldest winter in years.
When this person brought it out, I half expected the keys to break off from being brittle. But much to our shock, they were simply frozen and wouldn't move at all for about a half hour.
You can get away with a lot more with a plastic clarinet but don't take it for granted!
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2004-02-25 04:30
I watched a young woman in a COLLEGE marching band use one as a baton while walking from the stadium back to campus. She would twirl and toss it 12 to 15 feet up and caught it every time while I was watching. But, I understand about a week later she missed and it landed on the mouthpiece.
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Author: hans
Date: 2004-02-25 12:25
At least if a plastic clarinet is left in a car's trunk in extreme cold it can be "revived". I wonder how a grenadilla clarinet would have fared in similar circumstances?
Ken, congrats on your new clarinet. Like anything new, just treat it gently.
Hans
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Author: John O'Janpa
Date: 2004-02-25 14:07
Grease the corks, assemble gently, and have at it.
Should give years of service.
John
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2004-02-25 14:42
Any tight key action, or having to press any keys especially hard (especially ring keys and B4), are NOT part of a break in period. They mean that the instrument has not been adjusted correctly, which is the norm with almost all new instruments ex-factory.
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Author: kfeder@hotmail.com
Date: 2004-02-26 00:39
Horn arrived yesterday, seems fine so far. Corks are a little tight. Of course I applied cork grease. Someone at the music store recommended that I keep the new horn assembled for a while to compress the corks. I don't know if that is really necessary. I think I'll use this horn at my klezmer gig this weekend!
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