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Re: Playing in the Cold

Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-10-23 20:30

Since attempting to play in the cold it seemed that I had lost the ability to play.Squeaks, squawks and unknown color tones have dominated my attempts to practice. The character of tone has been so different that I could not recognize my melodies nor enjoy them.
Suspecting reed failure I made a new one that offered no improvement. For the past few days I suspected that emotional insecurity over the transition from private to public play was the cuase of the problem.
Since reading Davids post I now recognize that the clarinet itself is probably the cause of most new difficulties. My corks are sanded down more than normal.The reason I sand them down excessively is because I have bent keys in the past while struggling against tight corks. Almost every used clarinet I own came with either a cracked bell, barrel or section that I attribute to overly tight corks.I will now definitely teflon tape my Jupiter corks today.
The overall impact of wild temperature and humidity exposure is also torturing the clarinet.The cycles of expansion and contraction may be negatively affecting all of the clarinets many components as they respond to their new found chaos.

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