Klarinet Archive - Posting 000329.txt from 1995/01

From: Jay Heiser <pp001887@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Repairing pads (sometimes you gotta haywire it)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 03:07:16 -0500

>to do it!" or some such. And they're probably right! Sorry to be rather
>negative about do-it-yourselfing but good luck if you wanna try.
>

>> correct? I admit I tried it one spec and it didn't work - what is used to
>> hold the pads, anything special? I would hazard a guess that some sort of
>> wax is involved, would candle wax work in a pinch? Or is something else
>> needed? Thanks!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Gord
>>

I always carry a tube of pad cement, some matches, a pocket knife, and a few
pieces of cork. If you've got a gig to do and a pad falls off, you have to
fix it yourself. I just squirt some cement on the bottom, position it in
the cup, and if I'm in a hurry, heat the cup with the match to boil off some
of the solvent -- I've never had one come back off.

There was the time I was on stage playing reed one for "La Cage aux Folles"
and the pad came off the 'A' key of my picc during the overture. I was sure
that some beefy transvestite would squish it under a spike heel, but during
the intermission I crawled around on the floor & found it, glued it back
in, and its been there for years now.

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Name: Jay Heiser
E-mail: jay@-----.com (Jay Heiser)
Date: 12/21/94
Time: 21:47:26
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