Author: clarnibass
Date: 2021-09-20 11:00
I have no idea about a regular outdoor rehearsal in a "contractual" group, never had this situation, but I've played a few concerts outside in (guesstimating) around 10C degrees (50F).
I remember three times.
One time I used a cheap metal clarinet because it didn't matter.
One time it was my regular clarinet and I wasn't that concerned. The other clarinetist was very worried, and possibly didn't play in the part that was outside (it was a play and moved mostly inside and occasionally out of a building).
Another time it was the bass clarinet and I don't have a spare (and a cheap spare is not really an option, it's a huge difference compared with soprano clarinets). It was much worse because the instrument is larger and the keys got very cold (I didn't have gloves, and I guess you could just cut the first finger and still sort of play it, but it's very uncomfortable).
One of the main problem, at least here because it's also dry, is the huge amount of water just pouring out very fast. With the bass clarinet especially I got water all over my hands in a few minutes... just kept playing.
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