Klarinet Archive - Posting 000437.txt from 1996/02

From: Roger Shilcock
Subj: Leaving the bell on
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 08:32:32 -0500

I used to do this frequently with my B flat in a single case, till, one
(un)fine day, I took it to the repairer and he found it drastically
jammed on. Far from getting compressed, the cork had absorbed water and
become permanently misshapen. No doubt there are climatic differences to
consider.
Roger Shilcock