Klarinet Archive - Posting 000383.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Buffet bass clarinet adjusting screws
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 09:32:14 -0500

Steve,
If you don't want the screws to move, you can put a few drops of clear nail
polish (or your favorite color :) on the top of the screws (where they meet
the screw hole) to "freeze them in place".

At 08:22 AM 2/12/97 -0500, Steven A. Haaser wrote:
>A friend has a three-year old Buffet Prestige bass clarinet (to low Eb) that
>has some sort of nylon adjusting screws. These things are constantly moving
>about, causing havoc and panic when playing the upper register, since the
>screws for the automatic register key a major problems.
>
>Anyone else have similar problems or comments about this Prestige bass
>clarinet?
>
>Thanks,
> Steve
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David C. Blumberg
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