Klarinet Archive - Posting 000479.txt from 1996/06

From: Scott Lipcon <slipcon@-----.NET>
Subj: Repair info.
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:36:48 -0400

Hi... I've played clarinet for a while, and I recently graduated from
high school. This means that I no longer need my old Bundy (I have had a
Buffet for a few years, but I used the Bundy at school, leaving it in a
locker). It needs a bit of repair (minor) and I thought it would be fun
to do it myself. If I mess up, it doesn't matter, since I wont be using
it much. What it needs is a few pads, and at least one tenon cork. I
need the following info:

1) How do I measure the pads, so I get the right ones?
2) Where would I get individual pads?
3) Where would I get bits of cork for the tenon joints?
4) How do you put on the cork?

I know a lot of the repair people on the list will tell me that it should
be done professionally, but I'm not interested in spending a lot of money
(in fact, if I don't do it myself, the clarinet will spend the rest of
its life in my closet, rotting). I am pretty good with my hands, and I
have taken it apart fully several times for cleaning and other very minor
repairs (reattaching pads, adding a bit of cork here + there, etc..)

Thanks,
Scott
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