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Author: John Gould
Date: 2001-10-13 00:44
Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions for dealing with changes in altitude both short-term and for the long haul? In other words, if you play a concert in Santa Fe (7000 ft) and then the next day one in LA, anything you do to get the reeds, horn, etc. playing well? What about if you re-locate from a lower altitude to a higher, any observations or tips? Thanks, John G.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-10-13 02:01
I asked Ricardo Morales this same question this summer at Clarinetfest during the Master Class that he gave. His answer: "Pray a lot" ...GBK
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Author: William
Date: 2001-10-13 14:44
A friend of mine, who frequently travels and plays international jazz festivals, keeps his working reeds in a humidifier to insure some consistancy in performance from gig to gig. Where ever I hear him play, he always sounds the same (great!!), so perhaps the practice pays off. It also helps to be good, flexabile--and lucky!!!! Good Clarineting!!!!!!!!!
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Author: Suzanne
Date: 2001-10-13 22:33
The higher you go, the softer reed you will need. Believe me.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-10-14 19:27
Good advice above. I still recall playing in Silverton Colorado [9200 ft HIGH] on BARI SAX of all things. There just wasn't enough air {its about half of sea-level pressure} [with oxygen in it] to keep me from anoxia [nearly passing out], even tho I had accommodated to Durango's 6500 ft elevation. YES, pray and breathe deeply!! Don
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Author: Stephen Froehlich
Date: 2001-10-15 12:27
Larry Naylor, a sponsor, talks about humidity changes and their effect on wood a great deal on his site. The change in humidity will have an additional effect over the change in air density. Larry advocates good bore oil (or perhaps his immersion treatment).
The softer reed thing I get, however, how much does the changing pressure effect the speed of sound in air and therefore intonation? (I'm thinking not much because of the ideal gas law, acutally, but I'm not sure.)
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