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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2007-02-05 19:31
Yesterday I was scheduled to play two sets at the Jazz Club. When I opened my clarinet case, much to my surprise, I had forgotten to bring the mouthpiece. I went running around like the proverbial chicken. One gent saved me, and let me use his mouthpiece for the first set. I had remember to bring reeds, smart me. His was a 1936 mouthpiece which he was very concerned about. He hovered around the stage until I was through playing.
Then I borrowed another newer mouthpiece from a trombone player who doubles on clarinet. It was an Amati, very tough to play but had a nice tone.
The sax player told me a story about a trombone player who had once brought his case, but when he opened it up, he had left the trombone at home.
This was a real gut grinding afternoon, and I doubt if it will happen again.
Just wondered if anyone else out there has had similar experiences.
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Author: johnnymo0829
Date: 2007-02-05 19:43
I went to a community band concert only to discover I had left my ligature on my kitchen table. I had to use a rubber band.
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2007-02-05 19:45
Yup, twice! embarrassing........
my reed box....with no standby reeds !
First time was a SO rehearsal so I sang my part as much as I could.
Second time was a choral society performance. My flute pal had driven me in her car 20 miles to the afternoon rehearsal. I got her keys, hightailed it back home and still got back to the rehearsal before I needed to blow a note......why ????
It was Faure's Requiem.
I now sometimes stop the car in a layby a mile from home and double check everything.
A checklist would be a good thing for neeps like me, then again, if you're sometimes carrying 5 horns to a gig, it could get out of hand.
RT
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Author: William Hughes ★2017
Date: 2007-02-05 19:57
Forgot my mouthpiece once. Had to go back and get it (only one contra alto in our band). Worse than that, forgot my glasses another time. For that rehearsal, Mary Lou was kind enough to lend me a pair...very stylish, I am sure, but they did nothing for my mug.
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Author: BelgianClarinet
Date: 2007-02-05 20:32
I once 'forgot' my clarinet !!
Actually I grabbed my backpack dual case and went off for a concert. When I arrived there, ... I discovered that I had taken my computer back pack, not my clarinets.
The concert was not too far from where I live, so I rushed back home , grabbed the right bag and returned.
Unfortunately finding a parking space wasn't that easy.
But I made it just in time : 20h00, but guess what, it was probably the only concert that ever started on time. So I could listen to the first piece from behind the 'curtain' , and 'invisibly' sneeked onto my chair during the announcement of the second piece.
Therefore I has to pass right in front of my father, loudly saying 'hi son' :-)
Post Edited (2007-02-05 20:34)
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2007-02-05 20:39
I have sometimes placed my mouthpiece beside my case while I pack the clarinet and then forgotten to put the mouthpiece in the case, but fortunately I have always caught the mistake before it was too late. Easy thing to do.
Leonard
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Author: Detru Cofidin
Date: 2007-02-05 20:55
I often forget my mouthpiece. One time, and please don't give me too much crap about this, I forgot everything but my mouthpiece, and hauled the case around without realizing the weight difference...uugghh
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-02-05 21:07
My "forgot" [of recent days !] was only the peg for my bass cl, so I played with the weight on my neck [strap], not as serious as a mp or other parts ! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: BobD
Date: 2007-02-05 22:10
Interesting Dutch since it's always a problem for me whether to store the mp in the clarinet case or separately. Since one mp is never enough then the problem is what to carry them in....and how many. My solution is not to ever carry a mp in the clarinet case but to carry , say, 4 in a separate "case" and all in a backpack along with water bottle etc. So....where was the misplaced mp?
Bob Draznik
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Author: LeeB
Date: 2007-02-05 23:57
It wasn't a clarinet, but I remember an amusing situation at a studio session where a player showed up missing a significant part of his instrument.
I'm not a hunter, but evidently where I live in the state of Minnesota, there's apparently a law (or was at one time a law) that if you travel with a compound hunting bow in your vehicle, it needs to be in a case. At any rate, I have an electric bass playing friend who's a fairly creative problem solver. He's also a bow hunter and needed a case for his bow. Rather than buy a case for his compound box, he put a little addition on his electric bass case so that the bow would fit in it.
I was at a recording session with him one morning when he opened up the bass case and discovered he had forgotten to remove the compound bow the night before.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-02-06 04:26
One time I forgot the clarinet bell. It wasn't for a concert but for a rehearsal. Because it wasn't a project I was that happy to play...... I didn't bother to check if I had everything I need before I left. It happened because sometimes when I only need my soprano clarinet I change from double bass/soprano case to only soprano case. It didn't matter much because the music was mosly improvised, but have you ever tried playing without the bell? Not very comfortable! Especially with my especially heavy clarinet with even heavier bell.
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2007-02-06 05:24
YES!!
One afternoon as a sophmore in college, I realized in class that I had left my clarinet in my music building locker, meaning I'd have to run to the building and then turn around and run across campus to the marching field. I knew I didn't have time (or didn't want) to do this, so I instead went to my dorm near the marching field, where I knew my E11 was stashed away. To my horror, when I opened the case I remembered I'd removed the barrel for some reason. I had no time so I had to think fast!
I'm sure most of you will remember that there really was no problem in college that duct tape couldn't solve. So to fill in the space where the mouthpiece tenon awkwardly met the upper joint tenon, I set about fashioning a crude "duct tape barrel." It work alright, and by alright I mean that the mouthpiece stayed in place. All that mattered was that I had a solid instrument, really. Well, despite the look of bewilderment from my good friend and section leader, everything went fine. In fact, I soon realized that all notes using the lower joint were about a half a step off, while the notes using the upper joint were about a full step off. Ladies and Gents, I marched, and God help me I played Copacabana with a vengence!!
-Jim
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