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Author: bill
Date: 2000-06-21 20:09
Hey
I was just fixing some reeds, and I came across one that didn't work as easily as the others. A few nights ago, I had nachos and salsa shortly before playing my clarinet. I thought my clarinet sounded a little better after I ate the salsa and chips. Remembering this, I went into my refrigerator and found a bottle of hot sauce. I put a dab on my finger and rubbed it into the front of the reed. Then when I put it back on my horn, it played wonderfully! Can anyone explain why this happened? Thanks ~bill
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Author: S.Koumas
Date: 2000-06-21 20:13
You Probably used a Mexican Reed! lol (Well i found it funny)
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-06-21 20:14
I'll try anything new if it works. What brand salsa? You may be on to something.
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Author: paul
Date: 2000-06-21 20:26
It's the high acid content of the tomatoes that's causing the reed modification.
I don't encourage eating then playing the clarinet without brushing your teeth. It's definitely bad for the horn (crud buildup all up and down the bore, the pads, the tone holes, etc.), and usually bad for you unless you want to taste that hot sauce and chips on your horn years later. Yuck!!
Reminds me of a pro who loved garlic. His horn sounded fantastic, mainly because he was a world class pro. However, when he passed away, his wife couldn't find anyone to take the clarinet off her hands. You know, great music but in bad taste.
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Author: Bob Gardner
Date: 2000-06-21 23:21
Koumas i was going to say it was a great idea if you played Mexican music.
I find it's not a good idea to play after eating for i produce so much saliva that i blow bubbles.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2000-06-22 02:13
The patent of magic fastner was made by a hunter who grumbled his hunting clothes catches some sort of wild grass.
I read someone wrote Orivieri reeds is treated by orive oil on this BBS or Klarinet.
Maybe pores inside the reed are filled with viscourse fluid and the vibration becomes somewhat 'continuous'.I guess.
Steuer's reeds are treated by stone to collapse the surface(3 times finish is priced as the highest) pores by the same reason maybe.
Care should be taken not to let micro-organism grow up inside!
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2000-06-22 02:16
The patent of magic fastner was made by a hunter who grumbled his hunting clothes catches some sort of wild grass.
I read someone wrote Orivieri reeds is treated by orive oil on this BBS or Klarinet.
Maybe pores inside the reed are filled with viscourse fluid and the vibration becomes somewhat 'continuous'.I guess.
Steuer's reeds are treated by stone to collapse the surface(3 times finish is priced as the highest) pores by the same reason maybe.
Care should be taken not to let micro-organism grow up inside! As almond or coconut oil for bore treating is mixed with a little amount of Vitamine E to avoid it from corrode, this may be applied to other fluid too.
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Author: J. Butler
Date: 2000-06-22 02:24
If you live in Texas it's considered bad TASTE to use any salsa that's made outside the state! We Texans only use salsa that's made right here. Maybe that's why our clarinet tone quality has that Texas "drawl". Y'all take it easy now, I've got to wipe my chin....got stuff dripping down the front of my shirt!
J. Butler
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-06-22 03:29
Couldn't have said it better, J.B.!
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Author: beejay
Date: 2000-06-22 07:59
Perhaps the hot sauce forced you to ease pressure slightly?
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Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-06-22 14:06
IMHO, he only thought he sounded better 'cause of all that steam shooting out his ears....
:-)
But seriously.... Having opened up many a flea market clarinet case and discovered all manner of aromatic flora and fauna, both living and deceased, I sincerely hope you rinse that reed thoroughly before putting it on the clarinet or storing it. I also agree with the person who recommended always brushing the teeth or at least rinsing the mouth well, before playing. Food and clarinets really, truly don't mix. Mouth grunge will clog up the register key tube and slime up the pads, and that's *before* the stuff starts to rot, stink and attract vermin....
I think I might try pre-soaking a reed in some Habanera Hellfire, though, in the spirit of scientific inquiry....
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Author: Dave Lee Ennis
Date: 2000-06-23 09:01
I agree 'completamente' (mexican word, in case you didn't know) with Leila. Food and clarinets don't mix, and I personally try and bursh my teeth every time before I play. I find the concept of sauce with the clarinet really discusting, and I think this topic should be considered a health hazard as I almost threw up! Sorry Mark.
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Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-06-23 13:00
If I do try soaking a reed in hot sauce, I'll definitely rinse the reed well before putting it on the instrument. The whole concept of flavored reeds has always seemed yucky to me. I don't know why, exactly. Maybe the thought of a food flavor gives me unconscious impulses to try to eat the clarinet, a job for which my teeth don't seem quite adequate.... Reeds do have a faint taste of their own that doesn't bother me, but it's not a strong food flavor that excites the salivary glands -- not mine, anyway.
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