Klarinet Archive - Posting 000556.txt from 1996/12

From: Steve Fowler <sfowler@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Pads glue...
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:18:30 -0500

> Dear Ernesto, I have been fixing clarinet for 10 years, and I use a
> regular white glue for it.
> You put that glue on the Instrument's cup, put the pad, close the
> hole with your finger weight and, when the glue dry will be perfectly playing.
>
> Good luck
>
> Fernando Silveira
> Principal - National Symphony - Brazil
>

Fernando,

If you get the chance, you may want to try using a Hot-Melt Glue or
Stick Shellac instead of white glue. You will find that it hardens
much quicker and stays in a plastic state longer allowing you to
shift the pad and get it seated correctly.

later,

Steve

Steve Fowler (sfowler@-----.com)
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