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Re: clean

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-06-20 14:26

Having played professionally for 48 years and teaching about that long I stand by my belief that saliva plays a roll in how much "water" gets into the bore of a clarinet while playing. My clarinet gets lots of "water" whether it's in a cold room, producing a lot of condensation, or a very warm room, producing less. I still have to swab out very often due to my saliva flow and as far as i'm concerned that's a fact of life, and playing the clarinet for me.
I have the same saliva flow when I'm not playing the clarinet having to swallow often. My dentist told me that is not an uncommon problem, that is having saliva glands that are more active than what some would consider "normal". He agrees that it would reflect on my having to swab my clarinet out more often than someone without that problem because I would be blowing some saliva through the instrument as I push the air through it. He said that is one reason I have a large build up of calcium on my lower teeth, a large saliva flow. It also appears that the moister in the pads and tone holes is a bit thicker than what I would consider plain condensation so I'm sure at least some saliva goes into the bore, more with some, less with others.. My question to those that don't believe it is this. Where does all that saliva go that normally forms in my mouth when I'm playing the clarinet since I don't swallow nearly as often as I do when I'm not playing yet I can feel it still forming in my mouth? To me that is just common sense that some goes into the instrument carried by the air input. As I said, more with some players, less with others. Just keep on swabing, early and often. ESP

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

Post Edited (2010-06-20 14:47)

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