Klarinet Archive - Posting 000386.txt from 1996/02

From: Ronald Saska <rsaska@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: bell on?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:58:44 -0500

Leaving the bell on will cause the cork to compress and become virtually
non functional. I would suggest pulling the bell off so it does not
compress the cork when you leave it in the case.

Ron Saska
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama 36265
rsaska@-----.edu

On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Bill Parker wrote:

> here's a small question for the pundits. I have built myself a case that
> takes my Bb and my Eb. When finished playing, I disassemble the Eb into
> mouthpiece, barrell and the "rest" sim. with the Bb, I leave the upper
> joint sepearte, biut I do not take off the bell. Is this correct?
>
> Bill
>
> Dr Bill Parker SOLAR PROGRESS Box 175 North Perth Western Australia 6006
> +619 328 3804 e-mail: renew@-----.au
>