Klarinet Archive - Posting 000658.txt from 1997/04

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: saliva and pads?
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:11:35 -0400

I had a repairman once a long time ago who used some kind of silicon
painted around those channels in the bore, to dissuade the water from
going in its usual path (straight to the Eb/Bb key tone hole!). I also
recall that it had to be done on a somewhat regular basis, as it was not
permanent. (For those of you who commiserated with my plight, this is the
"old" Buffet from my teenage years that I'm playing on now because my
"good one" is in the shop. The silicon treatment is long gone; it
collects water in the side keys like a bucket!)

Can anyone explain how this is done, if it really works, if it is stilll
being practiced, etc? It seemed a good solution at the time, but what did
I know, I was just a dumb kid!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu

   
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