Klarinet Archive - Posting 000227.txt from 1998/02

From: cray@-----.net (Christie Ray)
Subj: Re: Repairs and playing
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 04:42:03 -0500

Ryan - I don't know - maybe I'm not doing it right - but I've been rep=
airing woodwind instruments for several years and have not that I can =
remember - pulled a muscle, torn a tendon, etc. I have stabbed a scre=
wdriver through my thumb. Ouch. =

C. Ray

In message <3.0.3.32.19980205014125.007a7100@-----.net>, Ryan =
Lowe <ral@-----.net> wrote:
> . They stated that it is bad to do professional level
> repair work and play at the same tim. This person says that when yo=
u start
> doing repair work, you pull musles, tendons, etc... and that is not =
good
> for one's playing. =

> Thanks,
> Ryan Lowe
>
> P.S. I can already repair just about _any_ instrument in a fix (pads=
,
> leaks, springs, cracks, etc...), given enough bubble gum and duct ta=
pe:) I
> am talking about repairs like: cutting tone holes, sealing cracks (w=
ell),
> adjusting tuning, etc...
>