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Re: Breaking-in a new clarinet

Author: ddavani
Date: 2010-06-13 00:54

I really feel that when you're breaking in a clarinet, that can go for a year. Play full time, all of the time, that's what's important. The goal is to try to get the wood used to a your amount of air going through it to make the best sound as possible. David Sapadin once told me a good way to break in a new instrument. For about 30 seconds daily before you start to practice, blow as many loud low E's into your clarinet as possible while still making a good tone (you don't want to rip the wood off of the bore). What's also important is to go for a tune up once every six months to a year to someone very qualified.

-Dave Davani
http://allclarinet.blogspot.com/

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