Klarinet Archive - Posting 000621.txt from 1996/12

From: ERNESTO Y PERLA REIDES <reides@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Pads glue...
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 01:34:33 -0500

Steve Prescott wrote:
>
> Fernando and Melissa wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >At 16:47 17/12/96 -0600, you wrote:
> >>Ernesto,
> >>From what I know, the proper adhesive for pads is a lacquer, which is
> >>positioned between the key and the pad, heated (with something like a butane
> >>lighter), and then held until set (then you allow it to dry). Admittedly, I
> >>have never attempted to replace the pads on my clarinet; I leave that to
> >>the trusted professionals at my local music store (whom I know and trust
> >>with my clarinet.) However, I may be lacking in knowledge, so don't go
> >>solely on my advice!
> >>-Melissa
> >>
>
> You're both wrong, don't ever use white glue or lacquer again. Your repair
> tech. will admonish you for it. If you're going to replace a pad yourself,
> learn to do it correctly.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Prescott
> Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
> Indiana State University
> mipresc@-----.edu
Dears all recipients of the clarinet list:

First of all I want to thank you for you help to me.
I'm not an a proffesional musician, but I have a wide experience in
technical equipment in medicine for over 25 years.
I think that is not enough to me only play the instrument, I most know
how to repare it too, because every one knows the time that our clarinet
stops to play and we are not guilty for the technical problems.
In the last week I study how to fix my clarinet, I fix it and now I
can play it again.
The pads glue that I used is the "pad and cork cement" of "Micro".
It's possible to heat it or not, depends of your preference.
I tryed the plastic glue that you most to heat and I heat it with my
soldering iron, the results was very good too.
I want to thanks once to all that gave me your helps specially to
Iossi Itzkovich that send to me the link in my country for buying all
the things that I needed to finally make the job succesfully.

Ernesto.