Re: Mk Pro clogs in less than a minute
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 5:32 pm
About 45° if sitting upright or standing, but horizontally or even -10°if lounging feet up in my recliner! And certainly, if playing the Killarney (with its brass edges to the windway) in the recliner, you become very aware of water accumulating at your lips.
But even at 45°, the water doesn't seem to want to drain out via the tube, it seems to prefer to just sit around in the windway. This is why the quick suck approach to clearing helps. Though I don't feel it works as well as the "put a finger over the window and blow hard" method. But that requires stopping playing.
And although we use expressions such as clogging or blocking, I agree - I don't think the water normally builds up to the levels that would literally block the windway. (Moof might challenge that assertion!) But that's what it feels like while you are struggling through the remainder of the tune. Volume is going down, the tone is going raspy, usually reliable notes go dodgy, it feels like you are blowing bubbles. My guess is that the build-up of condensation has reached the level where it messes with the voicing until cleared.
Interesting observations, Moof, thanks. So even though the centre of the curved windway is now the lowest point, the condensate still migrates to the sides. Under the influence of the airflow, I guess.
But even at 45°, the water doesn't seem to want to drain out via the tube, it seems to prefer to just sit around in the windway. This is why the quick suck approach to clearing helps. Though I don't feel it works as well as the "put a finger over the window and blow hard" method. But that requires stopping playing.
And although we use expressions such as clogging or blocking, I agree - I don't think the water normally builds up to the levels that would literally block the windway. (Moof might challenge that assertion!) But that's what it feels like while you are struggling through the remainder of the tune. Volume is going down, the tone is going raspy, usually reliable notes go dodgy, it feels like you are blowing bubbles. My guess is that the build-up of condensation has reached the level where it messes with the voicing until cleared.
Interesting observations, Moof, thanks. So even though the centre of the curved windway is now the lowest point, the condensate still migrates to the sides. Under the influence of the airflow, I guess.