Klarinet Archive - Posting 000024.txt from 1996/12

From: Richard Johnson <rjohnso@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: orsi clarinets
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:31:59 -0500

On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, David B. Niethamer wrote:
>
> IMHO, bending is a tricky business best left to those with the right
> tools, which ensures that the bend will be straight. It's all too easy to
> bend one side of the cup more than the other, which leaves you with a
> leak on one side of the pad. Do not try this at home - professional
> driver on closed track, etc, etc.
>
Quite true, actually. Before I ever bend anything, I convince myself by
thorough examination that the trouble is one I am capable of handling and
the remedy is simple, not involving bending anything in several different
ways. If light pressure on the F/C key fixes the problem, though, it may
be fixable without a trip to the shop (a 25 mile drive for me). If it
doesn't work, I'll take it in *before* I do any damage.

I didn't mean to encourage any drastic or complex bends.

Rick