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Author: nron
Date: 2016-04-14 06:25
Hello all
Today in rehearsal I saw one of the other clarinet players had what looked like a takeaway sauce container filled with clear fluid in the clarinet case (I think it was kept inside the bell). I was wondering what this could be whether it is oil or water and what it would be used for - unfortunately I didn't get to ask the player.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2016-04-14 06:48
Might be water for wetting reeds. I don't carry my water container in my case - usually I carry it empty in a pocket and put water in it when I get to the rehearsal or concert site. It sounds like a dangerous practice. Whatever the liquid is he probably doesn't want it spilling all over the inside of his case.
Karl
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Author: kdk
Date: 2016-04-14 06:53
It wasn't a Humistat, was it? Those are designed to humidify the air inside the case. They do hold water, but they are designed with openings that allow water to evaporate out without spilling a puddle into the case. I'm not sure I'd put that inside my bell, but if the case has no other spot....
The large ones do kind of look like sauce cups. Look at them at http://humistat.com/products/.
Karl
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-04-14 16:08
If it had holes punched in the top, it was to keep the instrument hydrated in the case. Otherwise, it was undoubtedly attached to the stand stalk and used to keep reeds wet. The standard water holder used to be an empty 35 mm. film container, which held the right amount. Alas, with the death of film, you can't get them anymore except maybe in junk shops.
Maybe they still use 35 mm. film in Cuba, like 1950s cars.
Ken Shaw
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Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-04-14 20:10
Guys...this nron's on to us...he's serious. I don't think he's buying our usual "hydration" answers.
First, we need to track down the players nron's playing with, stupid enough to violate the "code of the secret sauce" and use it in public, taking their clarinets away, consistent with ยง453.4.6.3a, subsection 5, paragraph 2 of the "secret sauce rules."
Next, we need to get some neutralizers in front of "nrons" eyes so he no longer remembers this!
THIS will go down as the true Enron scandal.
Do you guys remember the summer of '78 when Wright accidently did this at Tanglewood? We had to neutralize everyone in Lenox and Stockbridge!
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2016-04-14 20:56
I knew somebody would take this another direction, though I expected more along the lines of "what's really in Jackie Gleason's coffee cup?".
I've been wetting my reeds with tap or fountain water for years now, both at home and away. I cannot imagine returning to saliva only (blech), not sure at my age I produce enough anyway. So a container of some kind, of water, is essential. But I don't want it to leak, either. Would be glad to hear of a good solution (no pun intended).
Manufacturers make us loads of useless doodads, has anybody really addressed this issue? How about something with water in it and a secure slot you stick in the reed and it does a controlled wetting (leave it in as long as you want)? And gentle, you won't break the reed getting it in or out. And leak free in any position, even stashed quickly in the case and thrown in a locker or compressed and jostled in a backpack. No more difficult an engineering / design job than many others. Oh, and no more than $20.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: kdk
Date: 2016-04-14 21:02
fskelley wrote:
> Manufacturers make us loads of useless doodads, has anybody
> really addressed this issue?
Sure - Kodak. Years ago. All you need is a 35 mm film can and a water fountain or sink at the place where you're playing.
Karl
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Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-04-15 01:02
I think the market potential for a non leak/non open container for wetting reeds might be limited enough that the expense of bringing to to market might make the smart product designer question implementing it.
Couple this with possibility of similar function being found in one of those office supplies store's small plastic bottles with the sponge applicator on top for wetting non-self adhesive stamps and envelopes (plus plastic bag) and those seeking such functionality might find this alternative suitable.
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Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2016-04-15 03:12
I use discarded Rx pill bottles. Once the cap is on, they don't spill a drop.
Post Edited (2016-04-15 04:22)
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