Klarinet Archive - Posting 000851.txt from 1996/04

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: A Question
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:09:40 -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
>

I (and I am sure many others on this list) am biting my tongue to
avoid opening up a debate on whether that piccolo should have been repaired
in the first place!
But seriously, I agree that experienced repairpeople can do wonders!
(round of applause!)

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410)-955-3631

SDM@-----.edu