Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 1969/12

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Relining an old case?
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Mary,

It is much better to re-line the case with upholstery grade satin. Silk has advantages.

The fuzzy stuff winds up in your tone holes combined with old breakfast to degrade the quality of your playing.

I asked Ralph Morgan how they ever got to using this miserable stuff and he told me how an executive at Conn, perhaps in the '20's did a case in red plush and then showed it at a board meeting and wowed everyone with how well it would sell instruments. We repairman have been cleaning this stuff out of clarinets ever since.

Go with heavy grade silk satin.

Kurt

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>From: "Mary (Kimbasmom)" <maryasaurus@-----.com>
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>Subject: [kl] Relining an old case?
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>Do they sell the fabric to re-line an older clarinet case? I have a
>couple of older ones where the red lining is getting very thin.
>
>Thanks!
>Mary
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