Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 1997/01

From: Karl Krelove <kkrelove@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Need Help
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:35:42 -0500

At 12:14 AM 1/11/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried to attach a mouthpiece patch either rubber or clear plastic
>to a crystal mouthpiece?. The self-adhesive on the patch will not adhere to
>the crystal . I tried an all purpose clear adhesive that was supposed to
>adhere
>to glass, rubber and plastics but it came off after about an hour of
>playing.
>
>Marty Marks
>
I have used rubber cement. You have to apply it like contact cement, a
thin coating to both surfaces and let them dry for a few minutes, then
place the patch where you want it. You roll the excess cement off the
mouthpiece beak once the patch is in place (rubber cement just rolls off
when you rub it). I also use CLOTH-backed double-sided tape (the plastic
rug tapes get wet and come off). I don't know if either of these will stick
to the back of a commercial patch, which already has an adhesive on it.

Karl Krelove