Klarinet Archive - Posting 000174.txt from 1997/10

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Buffet Assembly et al
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 22:14:21 -0400

At 09:32 PM 10/6/97 -0400, you wrote:
>At 05:45 PM 10/6/97 -0400, Fred wrote:
>>It may interest the group that when I bought my Buffet R-13 in December of
>>1963 it came with a users guide! This manual covered the care of the horn
>>and other details, including what Buffet considered "proper assembly." I
>>have scanned the entire booklet and put it on a Web Page at
>>www.cnct.com/~fsheim/buffetbk.htm . Its worth a look!
>>
>I saw a young student use that assembly method once. Her teacher must have
>read your booklet. It scared the heck out of me. Unless it is done with a
>level of carefulness well beyond the normal junior-high student, it will
>put UNBELIEVABLE stress on the middle tenon and socket. I'd much rather
>see a little minor pad damage, or even key damage, than a shattered socket.
>
>Incidentally, doesn't anyone else support the clarinet vertically with the
>bell section on their knee while putting on the barrel joint and mouthpiece?
>
>
With sufficient cork grease I don't experience ANY tension on the middle
joint. BTW, just what is MINOR key or pad damage?

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)
>Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
>451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
>Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
>
>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
>