Klarinet Archive - Posting 000279.txt from 1995/02

From: Dunja Mckenney <DUNJA@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Cracks, Warrantees and other misconceptions
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 03:20:45 -0500

Clark,
I have not worn out the plating of the instruments, other than
after a few years the keys take on that pink hue.
I have heard from a few folks that the Yamaha company OWNS their
own forest, and that they decide when to harvest, etc.
I had the crack on my new clarinet glued, not pinned. It seems
to be doing fine, but I am not familiar with the gluing process at all.
The guy who worked on it in Eugene said that the crack was not advanced
enough for it to be pinned.

thanks
Dunja
University of Oregon.
.