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Author: allencole
Date: 2011-06-17 08:15
In the normal course of playing I almost never have water gurgling in my clarinet throat G#, or sticking with my alto sax G#.
But...there's one pit I play (am there now, in fact) where my clarinet almost always gurgles the throat G# and my yamaha 62 alto G# gets stuck once or twice a show.
Also the register vent on my Yamaha 226 bass clarinet, and the higher register vents on my yamaha 52 bar sax.
Any ideas? Best solutions?
Allen Cole
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Author: davyd
Date: 2011-06-18 13:08
If all your instruments are affected, there must be something about the environment. Are you near an air conditioning vent? Is there excess heat being generated by all the various lights? Poor air circulation? Excess/insufficient humidity? Is all the hairspray being used by the actors impacting the local ozone layer?
Solutions: since you know this is a problem, swab out at every opportunity and have lots of cigarette papers on hand? Switch places with someone & see if that makes a difference?
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Author: allencole
Date: 2011-06-22 08:19
I suspect the problem is humidity. I also began developing bass clarinet problems that could be a swollen pad. Perhaps the result of leaving the bass clarinet and bari sax there in the theatre between show days when I don't need them elsewhere.
Allen Cole
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