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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2014-04-23 17:07
I'm an Adult beginner and have a question.....
I play the Clarinet 3 to 4 times throughout the Day.
I swab it out after each session, however I only take the Clarinet apart after the last Evening Session and only then do I dry off the the tenons.
Should I be taking the Clarinet apart after each session?
Am I risking a crack around the Tenons by not doing so?
The Clarinet is a Normandy 4.
In a past life Ive played the Bagpipes as well as Irish Flute and almost never took these Instruments apart
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2014-04-23 18:06
I'm an amateur, but fwiw -- since you're swabbing, I wouldn't worry about bad things happening if you wait to take the clarinet apart until after your last practice session of the day. Leaving it assembled day after day -- yeah, that could cause trouble. But I think it's probably easier on the corks and tenons if you're not taking the clarinet apart and putting it together over and over during one day.
Unless you have cats, of course. The late Shadow Cat, r.i.p., would have loved to get her paws on a loose clarinet. Jane Feline wouldn't deliberately go after a clarinet in order to maim it, probably, but she's so fascinated with everything mechanical, especially if it makes noise (as a kitten, she liked to ride the vacuum cleaner) that she might damage an instrument by accident.
Lelia
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2014-04-23 19:29
I am going to disagree a bit. Even after swabbing, many clarinets retain extra moisture in the tenon sockets. This can be bad for the wood in those areas. While you can leave the clarinet together between practice sessions, I would ad least disassemble it to make sure the sockets are fully dried out before putting it back together. Use a different cloth for this purpose, or use kleenex or paper towels, to keep any extra cork grease from coming off on your clarinet swab.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
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Post Edited (2014-04-23 19:30)
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Author: pewd
Date: 2014-04-23 19:31
What Jeff said.
After you swab, disassemble and dry the tenon socket with a cotton cloth (I
use a cotton handkerchief). Then you can reassemble and leave it on a stand if you wish. But get that water out of there.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2014-04-23 21:03
I have clarinets laying around that are played several times a day. I only disassemble them once a day, have done so for years and have yet to experience a crack or anything else that shouldn't have happened. When you do clean them make sure you get the water out of the joints, but other than that I'd leave them assembled during the day. Constantly disassembling and reassembling them will do more harm than leaving them, and offers more opportunities to screw something up.
Tony F.
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Author: cyclopathic
Date: 2014-04-23 21:07
agree with Jeff it is better to take it apart.
Not b/c it is bad for wood but b/c leaving promotes built up, mildew, smell, etc. Just take apart and clean tenons/sockets with paper towel.
It is mostly barrel and center joint, leaving bell is o'k
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