Klarinet Archive - Posting 000077.txt from 1997/10

From: mac720@-----.com (Matt A Cullen)
Subj: Re: joints sticking
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 00:21:08 -0400

Take the heaviest sledge hammer you can find and beat the Crap out of it!
Or, you could bang it on a music stand until it breaks in half, then your
problem will be solved!

On Thu, 2 Oct 1997 21:21:04 -0700 lauraruck@-----.com (Laura M Ruck)
writes:
>I have this problem. I have had a new R-13 for two weeks now. No,
>matter how much cork grease I put on the middle joint, the two pieces
>get stuck together. I am afraid that I might break something on my
>clarinet because of this. It is not just hard to get apart, it really
>gets stuck. Sometimes, it even takes two people to get it apart. How
>can I solve this problem?
>
> Laura