Klarinet Archive - Posting 000930.txt from 1997/07

From: Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Float Test
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 20:46:52 -0400

On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, pharmacy wrote:

> I'm looking at a clarinet to purchase for my daughter. It's been in >
storage for several years, and the person selling it doesn't know if >
it's wood or plastic. A friend of mine who has had experience with this >
sort of thing says that if I float the clarinet in a bathtub of water it >
will designate whether it's made of wood or plastic, the wood type >
floating higher and longer. My question to you is, does it matter how >
many inches of water there are in the tub, and is the temperature of the >
water crucial to the float? > Thanks, > Carol >
I would take the clarinet, if possible, to an experienced clarinet
repairman to determine whether it is wood or plastic. A clarinet is an
expensive instrument. If this person cannot be able to determine whether
the instrument is wood or plastic, and has had it for several years,
chances are he might not know much about the instrument itself, and there
might be other defiencies. YOU WOULD BE RIPPED OFF. I would purchase the
instrument from someone that knows it up - side down, therefore you would
have a better chance of not being ripped off, such as an experienced
clarinet repairman.
Hope this helps!
nyip