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eek gonk gonk ;__; y-y-y--your clarinet dieeddd!!? I had bad dreams after I got my E-11 in february...because my new [and current teahcer biggrin ] said to break it in so it won't crack and he said the wood was very fine and if it were in a group with other E-11's he'd choose it....so be carefulll DDDX horrifying dreams

crying make a funeral for the clarinet....


Hmmmm...how do I send my reeds off to the dead, I stare at it for a long time, "I should have broken you in mr. reed! WHYU! WHYYY!>" ::cracks reed and it falls to the ground::

I've been meaning to gather them up but I can't find my dead reeds anymore O_O

my clari teacher is coming TWICE this week, today to fix my clarinet and on wednesday for lessons....how long DOES it take to fix a clarinet!??? :Sweat: I don't know if I should do my long tones or not =______=;;; But I'll do them just to be safe biggrin

Hey guys, I'm back with need for more help sweatdrop

Well I've got a solo coming up, in about 2 and a bit weeks and originally I was going to do "The Young Prince and Princess" from Scherazade, but after recording me playing I realised it sounds awful, especially with no backing.

So I'm asking you guys if you know any good, fairly simple songs, but still complex in a way that will get my high marks. Oh, and the sheet music is available (Scanned anyone? sweatdrop ) But yeah, erm that would be a great help.

If anyone has "Once upon a December"'s sheetmusic, I will shower you with love!

Yay! Clarinets! *rushes in poking people with an expensive shiny black and silver pointy thing*

Yes! I be a Clarinet! I am a junior marcher, and have been playing for 6 years or so now. The clarinet section at my school is steeped in tradition. We have everything from cheers to breakfast, to t-shirts ^^

I'm gonna hopefully get a new clarinet for Christmas this year *hopes*, since I am really abusing my current one in marching band. I admit I cannot swab it most days after class. I really don't care in the mornings. Bad me, yes, but why I want another is for indoor use only. I want a buffet for sure, maybe an R-13. Of course, I'll need a tuner and I might ask someone to come along with me to help pick out one.

:O! making a clartinet into a lamp! thats creative ^_^ I'll do that...if my clarinet ever cracks which I hope it won;t......

I LOVE 56 RUE LEPIC!!!!! I haven't gotten ze reeds yet but I'm hoping that my teacher will give it to me for christmas if I get him a present whee ^_^ everytime I think of the reeds...

it makes me think of chocolate...don't ask why.....

anyways!

I saw my teacher today at school during lunch! [well he does come but mostly after school...] me and his other student, my friend were walking back from the lunch line and I felt someone behind me, "huh it feels like the person behind me is someone I know....." o_O so I turned around and saw my teacher! He was returning mr. a's recording stuff for all state [recordings start tomorrow, my mallet friend has been practicing everyday for it! she better make it in] it took him five seconds to realize it was me ~_~;; my friend and I tried stalking him but we lost him :[ my other friend's social studies teacher looks like him apparently :Rofl: she was like, "HI mr. Clarkkkkkkkk....heyy thats not stuart........" weird o_O

on a social relation note [wtf?]

crying a really good friend of mines whose like a pretty good bass clarinetist crying he thinks I hate him now >__< makes me feel sad yesterday was his birthday and its just weird trying to be nice to a guy o_O so I made the piggies alex haters and today I kicked alex because he was ignoring me DD: iono why! argh but I'm so mad...GUYS SUCK scream

>w
ookay I'm leaving now :Sweat:

*cough* so after a couple months of college, work, and nearly dying several times, I've returned. Love hurts. But anyways, I'm here to shake some more sense into you guys. First off, I'll start with a basic wood clarinet lecture. If you get a crack in the clarinet, that is because it is either too new (wood hasn't formed yet), you brought it into a different climate without using a humidifier in your case, or you just don't care for it enough and haven't used bore oil in over a year. Anyways, cracks ARE repairable, and can have minimal side effects. As a repairman myself, I can tell you its not fun, nor easy to do so, but once the filler and glue are set and in place, it'll play very similar to how it used to.

Next off, the reeds. You can still check out my old forum about a great deal of information about reeds, but I'll try to focus on what you guys are discussing. Ricos = bad. Not good. And don't think this is because I am biast towards Vandoren or that I just have a very closed mind, I know this because I know the most about reeds and how they work better than anyone else on gaia. The very first thing you look at in a reed is the cane. The color denotes the age and humidity of the reed, as well as in what stage of its developement it was in when it was harvested. Rico usually cuts all of their crops about half a season earlier than others, to prouce quantity rather than quality. That is why Rico reeds usually have a brown/yellow or green color to it. Vandorens and other brands should be more of a lighter shade, and have no green or brown to it. The next thing to do is to look at the cut of the reed. If a reed is uneven when it's cut, then the slope of the face will be off center and make it very difficult to play when it's used properly. If the facing is off center, but the reed plays ok, do NOT use a reed knife to correct the flaw. lay it flat and look at the bottom part, the part with a reverse U shape. If that is unbalanced, then theres nothing you can do, and you should work the reed as best as you can or use it to practice shaving techniques. I actually age my thinner reeds to see what kind of change in tone it gives, just as an experiment. To fix and a reed that has an off center heart, the middle part of the face, use fine sand paper or a reed resurfacing kit to remove the excess from the overblown side (the side with the most resistance when you play). You can wet, then hold up the reed to a light to look for the darker areas on the sides, that is where the reed is thicker.

I love how 'all knowing' you all seem when it comes to which type of clarinet to buy. Yes, an R-13 is a good standard for most professionals, but you guys don't even know how to spot a worthy one. I highly despise people who buy theirs online, brand new, or from a friend because you have no idea the quality of the horn. Wood is organic, and like all once living things, it is different from one to another. I can gaurantee that my R-13 is in better shape than a lot of yours, especially when we get down into technical detail such as bevelled cork pads on the trill and side keys, A and G#, and register, synthetic 'soft cork' for protecting where keys connect instead of the cheap cork board or wine corks, and especially the action of every key. You can't just sit down with a brand new clarinet and expect it to be as good as one that has been worked on, broken in, balanced, tuned, and the clarinetist knowing every compensation they have to make for that specific model. Even if you take lessons, a teacher who has never spent any time in instrument repair would not be able to notice the little things about your clarinet that could result in a squeak in a solo or a fuzzy sound in the throat tones. Now I'm ranting, but I think a lot of you should leanr more about what you're playing before you start calling each other stupid or godly.

im not in a marching band. im in middle school i plan on it though. this is only my 2nd year playin gand i love it!