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 Re: The Attributes of a Blown Out Clarinet
Author: Tom Ridenour 
Date:   2014-02-01 21:26

Mr. Peacock,

Just to clarify, Tom did not make those statements.....it was Ted Ridenour. My statements were based purely on the experience of hearing, don't know how many.....lets just say quite a few, multiple clarinetists speak of their clarinets having been blown. They typically speak about a lack of resistance and a less centered tone than their clarinet previously had. I don't know how common it is and I'm not qualified to even speculate. I have literally no doubt it happens though; if I were to say otherwise I would essentially be saying that some of the worlds best clarinetists who are of course very discerning musicians just decided for no real reason to get rid of clarinets they had paid a high price for....which of course requires them to buy a new clarinet that they would most likely pay a even higher price for. Setting the financial aspect aside, with how attached most professionals are to whatever clarinet their playing at any given time, it's next to impossible to believe that they would do this based on no real reason.

The moisture that clarinets get exposed to via the players embochure and external factors like humidity or (in most cases this would fall into the poor care category) having the clarinet directly exposed to water via rain or some sort of accident makes the idea that the bore, particularly the central cylinder, can change enough over time that its performance qualities deteriorate quite plausible to me.......especially when I've heard from (well over 10.....it's not something I keep track of though) many musicians who make a living playing the clarinet that "blow out" does happen.

I'm not trying to get into a debate, for obvious reasons I'm not overly concerned with wether wood clarinets get blown out, however (and this is a question) is comparing a clarinet and a string instrument really a fair comparison? One has moisture blown into it every time it's played while the other does not suffer from this issue.

This is all just my opinion based on experiences of having been around and talked with clarinet players about this subject. I'm sure Tom could offer a more substantive explanation and while, as I do think some people on here may like to hear his thoughts on this issue as it seems to be an area of some disagreement, I will mention this thread to him and see if he has an opinion to offer I really doubt he's going to want to take the time to talk about it.

Respectfully,

Ted Ridenour

Ridenour Clarinet Products,
rclarinetproducts.com
sales@ridenourclarinetproducts.com

Post Edited (2014-02-01 21:34)
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