Klarinet Archive - Posting 000512.txt from 1996/06

From: Doug MacDonell <dougmac@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Repair info.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 01:57:23 -0400

Eric Brand went out of business about 4 years ago. Ferree's Tool, Inc., now
publishes his repair book. It is a good starting point, although many of
the methods and materials are pretty old. And I may be biased, but as a
repair tech I appreciate your response!

Doug MacDonell

>Scott,
> In true American can-do style, you are asking for a how-to-do-
>something-people-study-for-years-to-learn reply. This is why there are
>repairmen. I learned by building up a relationship with my repairmen and
>asking lots of questions (along with reading up on it). There are quite a
>few woodwind repair manuals. The one which comes to mind is the "Eric
>Brand Band Instrument Repair" guide. I don't know where to get it but I'm
>sure some other people here do. That should be your first step. You need
>to get a certain amount of specialized equipment (some of it rather
>esoteric and some which you'll have to learn to make yourself) in order
>to "do-it-yourself". It will be a useful learning experience but you
>really won't be able to get the proper advice over the internet, any more
>than you'd get the instructions on rebuilding your car engine over it.
>It's a process of observing someone else do it and then asking lots of
>questions while it's happening.
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>
>On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, Scott Lipcon wrote:
>
>> 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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