Klarinet Archive - Posting 000200.txt from 1997/05

From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
Subj: Re: Silver key cleaning
Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 08:32:35 -0400

I buy strips of velcro (2 strips, 1 the soft "receiver"and 1 the "hooks")
and then cut off a short piece of each to create a band that can be
stapped around the instrument to hold the pad down. Beware of
sticky-backed velcro, though!

P

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto
Canada

On Tue, 6 May 1997, Frank Garcia wrote:

> What is recommended for clamping down a finiky pads? (And thanks Steve for
> the tip as well).
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> >Frank, rubber bands ARE NOT good for silver plating. (snip)
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