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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2002-12-28 03:31
In the week after Christmas I heard members grouse,
‘Bout that fat bearded joker called Santa—that louse.
It seems that in stockings all hung out with care,
few “R-13” clarinets were deposited there.
Wonder why? Heh! Heh! Anybody get a lump of coal?
Bob A
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Author: Willie
Date: 2002-12-28 04:31
In Texas, Santa uses "Prairie Pies" as coal is imported and expencive here. Prairie pies are everywhere! Watch yer step.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-12-28 05:10
It's the economy Bob, now don't you agree?
New clarinets for Christmas are no guarantee.
I'm happy with what makes the spirit renew,
Good friends, a great reed and K.622 ...GBK
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Author: Ken
Date: 2002-12-28 19:32
GBK wrote: "It's the economy Bob, now don't you agree?
New clarinets for Christmas are no guarantee.
I'm happy with what makes the spirit renew,
Good friends, a great reed and K.622 ...GBK"
--Don't forget a little good clean fun wailing on that Dixie! ;-)
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-12-28 19:59
Ken... As you and I both have a passion for playing that great American art form, thanks for the "plug".
(btw...For those that do not know, Ken is a truly first-rate Dixie player) ...GBK
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Author: Jay
Date: 2002-12-29 02:05
I actually got a clarinet (used LeBlanc Noblet, age unknown) as a Christmas present from my husband. I played all the way through school 'til graduation from high school 40 (that's four-zero!) years ago and haven't played a note since. But I've had an increasing yen to play again. He only paid $100 for the clarinet, but it needs about $80-$90 in work done on it for new corks, pads, cleaning and adjusting, etc. I just want to play for fun--maybe some in church or even in the municipal band if I can play well enough after lots of practice. One question to those of you who might know--the old case smells pretty funky and looks pretty bad both inside and out. Is it okay to just get a new case, or do I "diminish the instrument's value," so to speak, by having a case that isn't a LeBlanc and doesn't "match" my clarinet?
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Author: Hans
Date: 2002-12-29 20:32
Unless you're taking it to the Antiques Roadshow, I don't see how a new case would affect the value of the clarinet, but I'm no expert. And you could keep the old one "just in case". If it's not too dilapidated, perhaps you could paint the outside and spray the inside with a fabric deodorizer?
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Author: Benni
Date: 2002-12-29 20:53
Febreeze works wonders on case interiors . . . The case that came with my "new-to-me" clarinet smelled absolutely awful (very musty!), but after spraying it with the deodorizer and letting it sit out in the sun for about three days in a row, all the odor went away. In fact, it doesn't even smell like Febreeze anymore!
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-12-30 17:07
Febreeze smells of perfume, a woman's delight,
But no man would use such FeBreeze for this plight.
Sunlight should dry out the case of this scent,
But for three days? By God, my mind would be bent!!
I'm not as good as they are.
If you aren't worried about setting the case in the sun, go for Febreeze.
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Author: Jay
Date: 2003-01-05 04:24
Thanks, y'all--I might just try the "Fabreeze-and-sun" method. At least here in Texas we GET 3 days of sun in a row in the winter every now and then!
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