Klarinet Archive - Posting 000142.txt from 1997/08

From: fsheim@-----.com (Fred)
Subj: Re: mouthpiece and reed freaks
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 22:00:50 -0400

Sure, and we can all give ourselves haircuts too. Just cut the hair! We
all know how to use a pair of scissors. ...or is there more to it than that?

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

>
>As for the repairman aspect of my mini -thesis, I fix my own clarinet (and
>others).
>The point I was trying to drive home was that the repair industry has scared
>clarinet players by making like what they do is an art form. I guess art,
>once again, is in the eye of the beholder! It is simple mechanics at best.
> The Zen of repair is this: If a key is loose, fix it. If the wood is
>cracked, mend it. If a pad is bad, replace it. If a joint is loose, make it
>tighter. How does one accomplish these impossible tasks you ask? Swage the
>key. Glue -yes glue - the wood. Recork the joint or build it up using
>various techniques. Remove the old pad and put in the new.
>

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