Klarinet Archive - Posting 000689.txt from 1997/04

From: Gary Hopkins <ghopkins@-----.net>
Subj: Re: saliva and pads?
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 01:26:56 -0400

Reedman2, that type of work should be done in a shop where there is a
qualified woodman repairman. A "shade-tree" repairman might do damage to the
bore. As far as the effect on the tone of the instrument it tends to
brighten it somewhat. I surely don't suggest doing it to an instrument that
tends to be on the bright side to begin with.

Gary Hopkins

At 10:21 AM 4/22/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 4/21/97 182051, Gary Hopkins wrote:
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>>On the instrument I play at the moment I polished the
>>bore, and that has seemed to help some. I did it to make the instrument a
>>little less stuffy, and got the added benefit of less water collection.
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>Does one have this done at a shop ? How does it effect tone, etc?
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>Reedman2@-----.com
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