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Author: Corey
Date: 2001-07-08 03:02
I have a preety big problem! i have to march in the marching band this fall and i have a wood clarinet and at the moment i can't afford a plastic backup and am scared to use my clarinet out doors. what should i do? any help would be appreciated. Corey
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Author: Amanda Rose
Date: 2001-07-08 04:07
You've got options...
1. Does the school have a plastic? This might be the best and cheapest option if they'll let you use it.
2. Renting isn't too expensive. I rented a plastic for marching season, which was fine enough.
3. Um, borrowing. This is tricky. If you're in a major bind, underclassmen or guard members may let you. But I wouldn't really recommend this.
Amanda
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Author: Ashley
Date: 2001-07-08 04:45
The school probably has a few plastic clarinets around there (especially floating around for the elementary peoples), go to your director and say "Hey, i need a plastic clarinet for marching band, i'm not taking my wood one outside. If it comes down to taking my wood clarinet outside or not marching, i will not be marching." Kind of straight and to the point, but thats what i would do...but that's just me :o)
But i seldom dont get my way, so maybe my approach works :o)
-ashley-
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Author: willie
Date: 2001-07-08 07:04
If you can't find a loaner at school, try eBay or the junktique shops. If you already play, you probably have an idea of things to watch for like pads, corks, bent keys and such. You can test it with your mouthpiece and show them it doesn't play right and talk 'em down in price. When my daughter's Vito got smashed, I used this to get an "emergency" Henken to play. I got it for $50 and all it needed was the center cork.
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Author: Laurie H.
Date: 2001-07-08 23:23
You might try switching to percussion during marching season. I didn't want to carry my good horn so I played in the drum section during marching season. The director didn't care since you could never hear the clarinets anyway.
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Author: David
Date: 2001-07-08 23:41
Or keep in your good league and march bass clarinet.
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Author: Bart Hendrix
Date: 2001-07-09 14:28
Yeah, I know it's not a good idea to subject a wooden horn to extreme environments. But I keep thinking back to when metal wasn't cool and synthetic was nearly unheard of (late 1950s and early 1960s in our area). My brother used a Selmer Centered Tone, I used my 1920s Kohlert and there were a dozen or more other assorted wooden clarinets in the band. We played everything from football games in the mid-thirty degrees F to the state fair at 105 degrees F. Everyone made sure they used good quality, non-mineral bore oil and nobody ever had a problem. My experience in college was similar except that once or twice there we marched in rain as well (we would be darned if we would not perform after traveling that far to an away game).
Now that I can afford more than one horn, I doubt that I would do that again. On the other hand, unless your horn is so new that the wood has not fully stabilized yet, I suspect we may be over emphasizing the problem at the expense of some great experiences for young players.
(now putting on my fireproof jacket)
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