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Author: Alphie
Date: 2009-08-23 21:00
Last Friday we played at the prestigious Grafenegg Festival outside Vienna. In the rehearsal of Shumann 4 the spring to throat G# broke. I had springs but no tools to get the %&#¤ piece out from the rod and one hour to the concert. Luckily I could borrow my colleague’s Festival for the concert. Question is: what do most people do in situations like this on tour one hour before an important concert. We are thinking of bringing an extra set of instruments for the colleague to use who has an accident.
Alphie
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-08-23 21:15
I had this exact thing happen to me at college about an hour before an exam. I ended up borrowing a plastic Artley from another player and still managed to come away a distinction even with all the panic and not having much time to get accustomed to a very different feeling and playing clarinet.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2009-08-23 21:23
Sometimes a rubber (elastic) band will substitute for a broken spring -- at least for a short time. Caveat -- don't leave it on for long, it is hell on silver plate!
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2009-08-23 21:29
I have rubber bands in my case bag. Also toothpaste which worked once on a Bass Clarinetist's pad which fell out 15 minutes before the Concert.
Lighter too just in case a pad can be reseated.
Bringing a backup clarinet is impractical. (could get stolen?)
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-08-23 23:17
Perhaps it is OCD or just the fear of having an instrument fail at a critical time, but I always carry a back up pair of inexpensive clarinets to any concert or performance.
BTW - Ever since Buffet switched to a nylon pin connection for the left hand E/B and F#/C# keys it's probably more important now than ever to cover yourself in case of an emergency.
...GBK
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Author: 2E
Date: 2009-08-24 00:17
what if your cheap backup pair of clarinets breaks ey? :p
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-08-24 15:15
Correct size rubber bands are a "must have" in your kit. I keep mine in a lozenge tin along with "papers". Yes, rubber tarnishes silver quickly.
Bob Draznik
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-08-24 15:41
Instead of all of this I guess I bring hope, but actually I forget to bring it. Maybe a lot of ideas for improvising solutions, that is worth bringing. For example, maybe look for somone with long hair that is pulled back.....
>> what if your cheap backup pair of clarinets breaks ey?
Exactly at the same time that you main clarinet breaks? Extremely unlikely.
>> Ever since Buffet switched to a nylon pin connection for the
>> left hand E/B and F#/C# keys it's probably more important
>> now than ever to cover yourself in case of an emergency.
If someone is so worried about this, they can invest in the (not especailly cheap but not incredibly expensive) repair of changing them to metal pins.
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