Klarinet Archive - Posting 000724.txt from 1996/04

From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: A Question
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 00:08:51 -0400

Abby,

I agree with everything that Fred says. The repairs that are made today are
amazing. Small chips are fixed with a mixture of ground grenadilla and
essentially superglue.
My repairman does amazing things with this combination. I have seen a
plastic piccolo that he fixed after melting in a hot car. You couldn't tell
it was melted.

Mike Moors

At 10:36 PM 4/24/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Abby,
> You stated that you've had wrist problems. In that case, DON'T
>FORGET TO GET AN ADJUSTABLE THUMB REST WITH THE NEW CLARINET!!!!!!!!!!
>You can also buy it separately from the clarinet. Your wrist will thank
>you. Incidentally, fixing that cracked tenon part is a really simple
>thing for any good repairman and takes only a few minutes with some
>industrial-strength epoxy (essentially extra-strong "crazy glue"). And I've
>never heard of this wood getting "saturated". Grenadilla is extremely dense
>and it is very difficult to saturate. After all, it has no problem with
>hours and hours of condensation on it. I wonder what your teacher meant.
> Whatever clarinet you buy, I strongly recommend you try it first. There
>are lousy Selmers and Leblancs just as there are bad Buffets. I think
>that the ones you tried and hated, however, were in very bad condition,
>which is not surprising for Buffets. They are notorious for being is very
>bad condition by the time they reach the show rooms. The are, though,
>wonderful horns. Don't write them off because of a few badly adjusted
>ones. When I worked at Russianoff Winds, a now-defunct store specializing
>in clarinets, we would usually have to do adjustments on at least 10% of the
>new Buffets we got in, just to make them playable. Often the ones which
>played the worst turned out to be among the best ones when put in proper
>working order.
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>
>On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Bob Kreisa wrote:
>
>> Hey all! My clarinet (my dear, precious, beloved Noblet) fell out of
>> its case on the sidewalk in front of school the other day, and the cork
>> and wood on the top joint tenon chipped off (only part of it). Anyway,
>> my teacher told me today that the wood could get saturated and that it
>> needed to be fixed immediately. I have State SoloEnsemble a week from
>> Saturday, and the music store might not be able to fix it that fast.
>> Anyhoo, my mom said that maybe we'll go clarinet shopping on Saturday
>> (silver lining, anyone?), and my little sister can have my old one once
>> it's fixed (it may be a very costly repair, though, so who knows...).
>>
>> So--my point is: What's a good clarinet to buy? I'm a very serious HS
>> freshman. Please don't say Buffet R-13: tried several, hated them all.
>> Are there any that are lighter in weight? I've had problems with my
>> right wrist, so it is a concern. I played a Yamaha and I really liked it,
>> but I'm not sure where they're available around here. (central
>> Wisconsin) BTW, where is a good music store to buy from in Wisconsin?
>> Well, gotta go. Thanks and buh-bye!
>>
>>
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>> Abby Kreisa
>> bkreisa@-----.edu
>>
>
>

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