[Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds & Fazola

[Patrick Cooke]

>>>Is it true that he was very fond of garlic dishes and whoever inherited
his
clarinet (someone famous - can't remember who) said that every time he
warmed it up there'd be a big hum of garlic wafting around the room!<<<

     He did like garlic.   I never noticed the odor of garlic when he
played, but Pete Fountain has of his clarinets, and he says he doesn't play
it because he can't get the tasted and smell of garlic out of the horn.
    Pat Cooke



----- Original Message -----
From: "Goggin, Brian (Dublin)" <GoggiBri at exchange.ie.ml.com>
To: "'Patrick Cooke'" <patcooke at cox.net>; "Russ Guarino"
<russg at redshift.com>; <BSimp57584 at aol.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>; <dwlit at cpcug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 3:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds & Fazola


>
> Is it true that he was very fond of garlic dishes and whoever inheritted
his
> clarinet (someone famous - can't remember who) said that every time he
> warmed it up there'd be a big hum of garlic wafting around the room!
> Is that true?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Patrick Cooke [SMTP:patcooke at cox.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:05 PM
> > To: Russ Guarino; BSimp57584 at aol.com
> > Cc: dwlit at cpcug.org; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds & Fazola
> >
> > >> Most clarinet players I know do not
> > wash their reeds and must change them about every week or so.<<
> >
> >      When Fazola got the right reed on his clarinet, it stayed on for a
> > long
> > time.  If he washed them, he didn't get them very clean.....I don't
> > remember
> > ever seeing a reed on his horn that wasn't black.  I was with him for a
> > year
> > and a half.
> >
> >   Pat Cooke
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Russ Guarino" <russg at redshift.com>
> > To: <BSimp57584 at aol.com>
> > Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>; <dwlit at cpcug.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds
> >
> >
> > > Every reed player has his own preferences.  I use standard Rico reeds,
> > about 2
> > > 1/5, and alter them with steel wool or trim them if they are to soft.
> > After
> > > tying other mouthpieces, I have stayed with the Selmer HS two star.
> > >
> > > I think every reed player goes through Hell at some point finding the
> > right
> > > reeds. And he has to do it himself because of uniqueness of his
> > mouthpiece,
> > > embouchure, etc.              [ Example, Steve Barbone uses a Vandoren
> > 5JB
> > > mouthpiece and a # 5 reed if memory serves.  I forget what brand of
> > reed.
> > For
> > > me, that set up is like a turbo charged race car and more than I can
> > handle].
> > >
> > > Once I select about 6 -8 reeds, I keep them forever.  The Rovner
> > ligature
> > > instruction paper says to wash the reeds frequently, like after every
> > use.
> > I
> > > wash my clarinet reeds when they seem to go "dead", about once a week,
> > and
> > > indeed, they come back to life.  Consequently they last me for years.
[
> > I
> > use
> > > warm water, dial liquid soap - no hand cream content - and a clean
tooth
> > brush
> > > moving from butt to tip so as to not damage the tip edge. ( Warning,
> > don't
> > use
> > > hot water ). After pat dry on a clean cloth [ I use a cotton diaper]
I
> > put the
> > > reed in a plastic reed holder and let dry over night ]. The idea is
that
> > the
> > > proteins, starches, bacteria, fungus, etc. that collect on the reed
> > alter
> > its
> > > performance.  I have found this to be true.  Most clarinet players I
> > know
> > do not
> > > wash their reeds and must change them about every week or so.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Russ Guarino
> > >
> > > BSimp57584 at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey gang, my reed player, an excellent professional, is having a
> > problem
> > > > finding good reeds. Seems his regular source has dried up. Where do
> > you
> > guys
> > > > get them? A bit of help, please.  Thanks.      bob simpson, piano
> > player
> > > > after a fashion
> > > >
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