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Author: Tom A
Date: 2005-05-24 11:40
As I tried putting away my 19-year old Buffet in a large shoulder case, and realised the difficulties caused by the presence of a pad of post-it notes, two school teaching timetables, half-a-dozen empty reed cases, a broken cork grease container, one box of postage stamps and a very sharp pencil, it occurred to me to wonder if I would be embarrassed were the clarinet and I invited to a "come as you are" party.
Now I'm sure that this collection is pretty tame compared to what some of you must carry around. I also know that some believe you can tell much about a person by the contents of their wallet/handbag/car/bedside table. So tell me, apart from the instrument and its everyday accessories, what is in your case. . . now . . . at this very moment?
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Author: Markael
Date: 2005-05-24 12:42
You obviously have a good sized case. My Selmer came with a big case with a compartment for music. It got cork bugs I and had to get a new case. My newer case is small. Only Mary Poppins could put in it all the stuff that you carry around.
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Author: John O'Janpa
Date: 2005-05-24 14:20
I have a large bag with shoulder strap.
Central Section : Clarinet (in it's case), Music reading glasses(in their case),
10 reeds (in a reedcase coverted from an old cigarette case), Mouthpiece (in it's pouch) Minidisc recorder, Microphone.
Zippered Side Section: Spare mouthpiece (in pouch) Valentino repair kit, rubber bands, dental floss, teflon plumbers tape, cork grease, key oil, cigarette papers, metrenome, tuning meter, benedryl, sugarless gum, small scissors, clarinet stand.
Side Section w/Flap: Music, clothes pins, pencils, marking highlighters, index cards, small notebook, clamp on light.
Not all of the "stuff" goes with me everytime. Recorder and mike only when planning to record. Metronome and tuner only if need anticipated.
Do I win a prize?
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2005-05-24 14:32
Ah, there are very important things in the clarinet case! The smallest container of the Doctor's cork grease, a pencil with a working eraser (but not sharpened too much - it avoids painful injuries and is easier to erase), the hygrometer, a credit-card-sized metronome, and the little papers for drying bubbles under pads. There's room for a piece of very fine sandpaper and a small rectangle of glass for fixing reeds. A pad of the smallest Post-It notes are there for notes to myself. A white plastic film container with water. Sometimes wrapped around the film container is a length of masking tape so I can label student's keys with the note name. Oh, and the "A" tuning fork to make sure my tuner is registering correctly - unfortunately it is. The silk swab and Kleenex (for drying the mouthpiece) are unceremoniously tossed in on top of the clarinet.
The tuner itself goes into the side pocket of my generic carrying case, along with the fold-up stand, reed case and music. It must be said that there's not a lot of extra stuff stashed in there, except that the Clarinet Choir folder got to be too bulgy and it had to be sorted out.
No skeletons though. Those are in my closet.
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Author: Rick Williams
Date: 2005-05-24 14:53
Let's see since I have a Leblanc double case and outer case:
4 4x reed cases, Dr's grease, reed knife, sand paper, reed clipper, metronome, tuner, film cannister and sponge, two boxes of reeds, swab, spare glasses, extra mp and lig, folding music stand, instrument stand, battery music light, clamp on cup holder, water bottle, 10 lbs book of music, bag of paper clips, clip on sunglasses and a small music dictionary. Oh and two clarinets!
Rick
Best
Rick
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Author: OpusII
Date: 2005-05-24 15:04
Hmm I've got a clarinet case and a seperated extra (laptop) case for all other things...
- Backup Bb Mouthpiece
- Backup Eb Mouthpiece
- Backup Ligature (I use it for Eb + Bb)
- Clarinet Stand
- Music Stand
- Metronome
- Tuner
- Papers from the 3 different orchestra's
- Screwdriver set
- Reed trimmer
- ATG system
- Cork grease
- Backup cork in different sizes
- Backup pads
- Key oil
- Cigarette papers
- Pencil
- Sandpaper
- Eb + Bb clarinet reeds
Post Edited (2005-05-24 15:11)
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2005-05-24 15:08
tuner, greg smith mouthpiece, walter grabner mouthpiece, bg ligature, swab, dr's cork stuff, many reeds, pyne barrel, power barrel, chadash barrel and cap.
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Author: clarinets1
Date: 2005-05-24 15:12
hmmmm.....let's see.
the clarinet
music (latest solos and etude books),
spare barrels,
a stuffed pink elephant (my stand buddy, though he rarely gets out),
cigarette paper,
The Tuning CD,
tuner,
extra cork grease,
two reed boxes (not full),
reed knife,
a dictionary of music terms,
pencils and pens
all stuffed into a DEG clarinet carrying bag that is in bad need of replacement. it has been literally everywhere and is starting to show it.
~~JK
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-05-24 15:17
May I join this distinguished "pack-rat" group. My usual only inst case for comm band reh and conc. is for my best bass cl. It has "joint supports" so has mucho room for more stuff, and seems to get heavier each time [faster than I'm getting older]. Beyond repair stuff, i carry 3 mps, 2-3 boxes of reeds, a couple of 4-place reed holders, some 8-10 clothes-pins for {OK}winds "down the plain", an extra peg, neck strap, reed trimmer, swabs, often music copies [for page-turn problems], copied info from here and Yahoo B C site [for other cl'ists], a soft-lead pencil or two w: eraser. Oh yes, my music-playing glasses. There just isn't room left for bottles [water of course] or a Bb cl. Happliy my alto cl case, which I take also at times, has "troughs" for the joints and can't hold more "junque". When playing, I put my car keys and billfold in the case, so I dont have to sit on them. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: William
Date: 2005-05-24 15:29
Extra junk filled cases??? That is why I like my light weight Yamaha clarinet case--it allows only room for the basic performance essentials: A & Bb clarinets, two mpcs (one is a backup), two barrells, Harrison reed case, tuner, music reading glasses (yes, I'm "that" age), pencil & large, chunkstyle eraser, single K&M clarinet stand (stored in bell), cigarette paper, screw driver and small roll of electrical tape for emergency repairs. And, of course, any necessary sheet music that I have been "wood shedding". I do not carry any reed adjusting equipement but rather rely on doing all of that at home during practice and breaking in time. When I go to the gig, I'm ready to play without having to mess around with major reed adjustments.
Even with this space limiting Yamaha case, I sometimes think I am carry just too much stuff. But my load has certainly lightened since my Altieri case cover days or yore where I carryed everything short of the kitchen sink to all my gigs. When I travel, I do carry many of the "extras" we all need packed in my checked luggage, but never over my shoulder. And that makes those long treks between connecting flights much less of a "pain".
Spring cleaning time is as good a time as any to lighten up and enjoy clarinetting more--at least, the tot'n part.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2005-05-24 16:26
For one period of my musically "productive" younger years (seems it was a rather long period, come to think of it) I carried my clarinet in a paper bag. I had a pull through chamois swab, cork grease and some spare reeds...
Today, as the more mature, affluently successful and musically sophisticated dude I've become, a legend in my own mind, I have a case for most of my instruments. Besides the instrument, there's a pull through chamois swab, cork grease and a box of spare reeds...
I'm as much a creature of habit as anyone I know and certainly not at all as sophisticated as I often led myself to believe ....
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-05-24 19:14
My old clarinet case allowed for more storage and in there was very random things (I don't carry a purse with me either):
clarinet
mouthpiece
ligature
4 boxes of reeds of various sizes (3 Bb, 1 bass) and some random Eb reeds
CD's
Bore/key oil
Chewing gum (which I wouldn't chew while I played my clarinet- I would get a piece out after I was done playing)
Hair brush (in case I needed to before a performance)
Hair ties/pins (same as above)
Cork grease
Money (usually $1-5 in case I got stuck up at school and needed food)
business cards (mine, repair people, etc.)
3 barrels (everyday use barrel, the one that came with my clarinet, and a CLICK barrel for when I played flat in the winter)
chapstick
numerous pencils
various extra reed holders (a 2 and a 4- these were my old ones)
swab (2 of them)
tone whole cleaner/duster
orange peels
tuner/metrome in one
This case was the Yamaha carry-all case and it held the clarinet and had a pocket on the outside. Let's just say that this case wouldn't stay up straight because I had so much stuff in the side pocket!
My new case (Yamaha Allegro) is extremely tiny and allows for:
clarinet
mouthpiece
ligature
2 barrels (everyday use, and one that came with clarinet which is a backup)
swab
bore oil
metronome/tuner in one
1 box of extra reeds that has various sizes in it (2.5s for jazz, 3.5, 3.75, and 4)
Reed case that holds 12 reeds
tone whole cleaner/duster
cork grease
Yeah...
Post Edited (2005-05-24 19:16)
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Author: pewd
Date: 2005-05-24 20:09
found a tuning fork in mine , guess that dates me
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-05-24 20:23
In the standard Buffet Bb/A case:
Bb, A.
Extra Bb barrel.
Extra mouthpiece, still in its original unopened wrapping
Smart Cap for mouthpiece
Drying Paper
Metronome
Tuner
Little spring-loaded paper-holder (aka emergency stand)
Cork Grease (Dr. Slick)
Silk Swab (for moisture in the joints)
Legend Silk Swab (to actually pull through the horn)
Vandoren reed case with 4 reeds
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-05-24 20:41
Some of the above plus cigarette lighter and screwdriver. I do like that modified cigarette case reed holder idea, John!
Bob Draznik
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-05-24 21:11
Clarinetgirl06 wrote:
> My new case (Yamaha Allegro) is extremely tiny and allows for:
[snip]
> bore oil
I'm curious as to why you carry bore oil with you.
To oil the bore before a performance? To oil it during a performance? To oil it afterwards?
A bottle of bore oil in the case sounds like an accident waiting to happen...GBK
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Author: RAMman
Date: 2005-05-24 22:27
I carry bore oil with me as part of a much larger spare parts/tool kit...not to use on the bore, but to sparingly use on any particularly parched part of the exterior, like at the tips of the tenons.
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2005-05-24 23:25
A and Bb horn
Reed case w. reeds I have already balanced.
Clipper (not for nails)
Drying papers
Mini hygrometer and
humidifier (in case I get lucky and someone gives me a Cohiba)
1 main and one backup mpc
each with own ligature and cap
2 barrels plus one for "show and tell" (proud papa)
small Dr Syntek cork grease
Silk swab from my fav. swab dude (hey, where's my Vit M?)
Screwdriver
Music
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Aussiegirl
Date: 2005-05-24 23:26
William said-
"music reading glasses (yes, I'm "that" age)"
huh? im 18 and wear glasses for reading!
And i was told by my teacher to never ever carry oil in my case, in case it leaked.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2005-05-25 00:09
>And i was told by my teacher to never ever carry oil in my case, in case it leaked.
separate subject i guess, but i hate those 'care kits' they sell beginners. why the heck folks think they need bore and key oil with them 7x24 is beyond me.
its a gosh awful mess when the oil bottles leak.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: steve s
Date: 2005-05-25 00:22
O. K. kids, this is an archeological expedition of sorts. I stopped playing in the early 1980s, with the exception of a brief time in the early 1990s.
I have a suitcase buffet double case and I'm sure few of you have ever seen it... They were state-of-the-art in the mid-1960s. It's covered by a heavy black Naugahyde case cover, that sports and gold buffet logo.
What do we have inside? Two full sealed boxes of German cut moree reeds, a heavy glass plate with a strip of bicycle innertube, this is my reed press, a heavy Swiss made double ground reed knife with my name carved in the wooden handle, a collection of small files, a vintage Cordier reed trimmer with a screw adjustable table, some fine grit sandpaper strips, some rush collected at Interlochen, a Coricidin bottle to hold water, two swabs; one cotton with buffet logos, one black silk presented to me by an old girlfriend, she said she made it out of her underwear, a small bottle of aspirin, a small bottle of key oil, a small bottle of bore oil, tin of cork grease that for some reason says Harco on it...
Two mechanical pencils with eraser, a business card from Robert Marcellus that says "call me" on the back, a picture of my mother...
Jewelers screwdriver, cigarette paper, a few q tips
Four barrels, two of them Moennig taper, two mouthpieces, Borbeck and Kaspar, a Bonade reverse ligature with the center cut out...
It was a long time ago
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-05-25 00:24
This might be a little off topic.
But when I was in HS and we were moving everything from the old bandroom to our new one, there was this clarinet case. And us being nosey kids we were, we wanted to see what kind of clarinet it was. So we opened the case, and lo and behold... there was no clarinet... but a tampon. (Still in the wrapper, so it wasn't gross)
I just felt sorry for whoever had to play it.
--CG
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-05-25 00:44
steve s wrote:
> I have a suitcase buffet double case and I'm sure few
> of you have ever seen it... They were state-of-the-art
> in the mid-1960s. It's covered by a heavy black
> Naugahyde case cover, that sports and gold buffet logo.
Not only have I seen it, but I've got the same case with the same cover, purchased with my first R13 in 1967.
It is still absolutely pristine - brand new, having never been taken outdoors.
It has always sat on the shelf in my studio, housing my favorite pair of R13's (96xxx and 86xxx) ...GBK
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Author: Dano
Date: 2005-05-25 02:23
I have way too much stuff in my case. Not only do I have my R-13 Vintage in there but also a John Pierce mp, a Walter Grabner mp, a Pomarico mp, a Vandoren 5JB mp, reed case, box of reeds, a Vandoren Optima lig., a Pomarico lig., Yamaha powder paper, reed clipper, sandpaper, a clarinet stand, 2 no-name hankie swabs, Dr's cork grease, a leatherman tool, a small jar of vicodin, a map of New York, a Sony digital camera, bus tokens, a Palm M100, one of my pipes and some pipe cleaners and a handfull of chocolate covered espresso beans I had no idea were there. All left over from the weekend and ready to go this Memorial Day weekend although I am not going to need the map of New York. The case is one of those larger ProTec that have room for tons of stuff. I forget the name of it. When I bought it I thought it may be too big but a few months down the line I realized it may be too small. By carrying more than just clarinet stuff in it, I tend to use it more like a pack or purse than just a clarinet case therfore I don't just leave it laying around because I don't happen to be needing my clarinet. It stays with me when I go out of town. I carry my back up horn and the rest of my stuff in a small backpack. And yes, there is room for more.
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2005-05-25 02:30
I did not know that Victoria's Secret made swabs for woodwinds.*
so NOW we all know where Omar gets his silk!!!
*see posting by steve-s above.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2005-05-25 03:47
Since I've not needed my A clarinet lately, I tote the Bb around in a Bam XLight case...
Only have the clarinet, a silk swab, and my mouthpiece with a Legere reed carried on it. Yep I'm one of those "Do as I say, not as I do" teachers...
;)
Katrina
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-05-25 21:26
GBK-
William said:
"So tell me, apart from the instrument and its everyday accessories, what is in your case. . . now . . . at this very moment?"
Well, I have bore oil in my case because I recently lost it and then found it again and I just put it somewhere really fast. I am also intending on oiling this clarinet for the first time (I have oiled a clarinet before) and it also reminds me that I need to do it soon. So yeah......
I used to have it in my old case everyday because I kept EVERYTHING in there... but not anymore.
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Author: donald
Date: 2005-05-26 06:17
a useful item that always travels with me in my case (for gigs, but especially for when teaching clar/sax of various sizes)
50cm of plastic wrapped electrical wire (i think is .5mm thickness)
this is brilliant for when players of various instruments lose/break/forget their ligatures!
just make a german string ligature, and tie it off (obviously, i could use a piece of string, but i don't like the way they get ratty at each end)
..... there's nothing else in there that someone else hasn't mentioned.
(oh, actually i always have toothbrush and toothpaste)
(and when on tour my shoulder bag has a single cup stovetop esspresso and an airtight container with freshly ground beans....)(i do leave the grinder in the motel room)
keep playing the good tunes
donald
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2005-05-26 12:30
Hi,
There was a guy from the Seattle area that I knew at Interlochen many years ago by the name of John Mayhen; he was a wonderful player and I wonder what happened to him. He carried his double clarinet case and a small fishing tackle box everywhere he went. In it, he had all his extra stuff (reeds, ligatures, MPs, etc.).
I always thought this was a great idea and still use it except now I keep a small three-level home repair tool box in the trunk fo my car. In it, I have all the extra golf stuff (balls, tees, gloves, sunglasses, spikes, sunblock, first aid, etc.) that can be quite heavy in your bag. When I get ready to go to the course, I just check my bag and restock what I might need. This might work very well for extra music stuff just as John used to do.
HRL
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Author: allencole
Date: 2005-05-26 15:19
I took a friend's advice, and got an Altieri case cover for my double case. One zippered pocket holds an excessive amount of music that I have to clean out.
The other zippered pocket holds one long and two short pencil boxes that I bought from Office Max. These hold my repair kit, spare boxes of reeds, tuner, metronome, stand light, tools, and various odds & ends. I began containerizing this stuff because my metronome would keep coming on by accident. Now my fragile items are protected.
It's like carrying a suitcase around, but at least nothing's reshaping my keywork.
Allen Cole
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Author: larryb
Date: 2005-05-26 15:36
since you asked,
right now my case clarinet is sitting in its nicely padded Brooklyn Industries laptop computer bag with the following:
- unpaid bills and check book
- lower interest mortgage refinancing offer from Citibank
- ipod, car charger adapter, cassette deck output adapter
- copy of Thomas Bernhards 1988 play, "Heldenplatz"
- ACLU card
- Three ring binder with tonight's rehearsal music
- perscription sun glasses
- cell phone
- house and car keys
- selmer 10-reed case
- micro cork grease stick (the Dr.'s is kept in my double case)
- my resume
- probably some loose change
- bottle of Bayer Extra Strength aspirin
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