[Dixielandjazz] Tuning

[Steve barbone]

Russ Guarino at russg at redshift.com wrote: (polite snip about wood clarinets)

 
> I live near the ocean and experience a lot of water in the horn and in
> certain openings, the mid A key [ in the break ] and the the side D# & F#
> keys. I watched Jim Cullins' clarinet guy, on stage in Monterey last May,
> pull off his mouthpiece and swab his Selmer 10G while the band played & then
> reassembled and continued. He was having the same water problem and had no
> choice but to clear the horn.

That is a common problem in humid conditions with all wood clarinets. And
sometimes in small bore clarinets, (e.g. my Buffet) in almost any playing
environment. I swab the bore after each set where ever I play.

Cheers,
Steve