Klarinet Archive - Posting 000568.txt from 1996/04

From: Jacqueline G Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Annual clarinet,cleaning et. al.
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 13:27:37 -0400

Hi, Clark,

Thanks for the info -- I'll mention this to my repairman if I ever manage
to save up enough $$$ to get some work done on this horn!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu

> > RE: Tuning
Buffet Eb clarinets. >
> The sharp Bb3 is a notorious problem on the Buffet Eb's.
> Lowering the pad is not sufficient, the tuning must be dome in the
> hole. However, I find tape to be a really poor solution. Tape works,
> but it can provide only incremental tuning, usually requires more than
> one layer and may release at the most inopportune moment! I use Duco
> metal epoxy. This is a two part epoxy that sets up in about 30 minutes.
> This material has good adhesion if the surface is clean and can be
> filed. I wrote an article on tuning the clarinet for the Clarinet
> magazine about 10 years ago that describes this technique.
>
>
> Clark W Fobes
>