Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-12-25 21:20
My knee-jerk reaction to the cracked instrument is that it probably would have cracked sooner or later no matter what. Unless the room you keep it in is exceptionally chilly, which might have accelerated the process, but once the clarinet's wood is seasoned and stable I think it would take an uncomfortably cold room temperature to cause a crack to develop when you blow warm air into it. I've sometimes left my clarinet out for the day, playing it for fifteen or twenty minutes at a time and never had a crack result from it.
Running a swab through it once or twice before you put it down shouldn't take any significant time.
I do find that dry reeds are a problem with this kind of routine. You can try to keep the reed of the day wrapped on the mouthpiece in a plastic bag so it doesn't dry beyond a quick wetting until you're finished playing for the day. Then deal with the reed as you would normally. Or, obviousy, you could use a synthetic reed for these short sessions and keep the cane for longer ones or rehearsals/performances.
Karl
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