Klarinet Archive - Posting 000946.txt from 1998/02

From: "Eric" <hoffman@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: klarinet-digest V1 #693
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:35:00 -0500

My old teacher used to use a Sellmer Ligature that would just slip onto the
mouthpiece. There were no screws and it was silver. Does anyone know if
they are still available and where can I get one?
Thanks
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From: klarinet-digest <owner-klarinet@-----.us>
Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 9:20 AM
Subject: klarinet-digest V1 #693

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>klarinet-digest Friday, February 27 1998 Volume 01 : Number 693
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> Re: ITS A FACT (3)
> Re: Question
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>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:43:04 -0600 (CST)
>From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
>Subject: Re: ITS A FACT (3)
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>On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:
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>> At 10:45 PM 2/24/98 -0600, Ed Lacy wrote:
>> >All the advice I have ever heard concerning this subject is precisely
the
>> >opposite of the above. I'm quite sure it is best NOT to use a
chemically
>> >treated cleaning cloth on the keys of any woodwind. The problem is that
>> >whatever chemicals are involved can get on the pads, thereby
accelerating
>> >their deterioration and eventual demise.
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>> Which must be why Selmer sells them ($5.00 retail now). They work very
>> well, but leave a slight film which can be annoyingly slippery to some.
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>The simple solution, which everybody seems to be ignoring, is
>to go over the clarinet a second time with a chemical-free cloth,
>i.e.; an old cotton t-shirt, after removing tarnish and dirt with
>the silver cloth. If you merely wipe your keys down with the
>silver cloth, expect a powder residue on the keys which will make
>its way onto your pads and into your toneholes, and even contribute
>to *more rapid* decay of your nickel or silver plating. I've used
>silver cloths on my silver-plated clarinets for 8 years, and the keys
>still look brand new because I always wipe the clarinet down with an
>old (but clean) cotton t-shirt (lint-free) immediately after shining
>up the keys with the silver cloth. Give it a whirl.
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>Neil
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>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:27:10 -0600 (CST)
>From: Gary Hopkins <ghopkins@-----.net>
>Subject: Re: Question
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>Bill, in the latest brochure and price list from Leblanc the Concerto is
>offered in either off-set or inline trill keys. If memory serves me the
>price is the same for either. I think they both still have the rounded pad
cups.
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>Gary
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>At 05:46 PM 2/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>At 10:49 AM 2/25/98 PST, you wrote:
>>>For years, they touted their "jump" keys as superior--and they probably
>>>are--because the pad moved perpendicular to the hole and therefore
>>>sealed better. Their "best" horns (the Opus & Concerto) use the
>>>"traditional" trill keys, though, that hit the tone hole at an angle.
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>>One has to wonder...If the "jump" keys are so superior, why are they used
>>on all EXCEPT their best instruments?????
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>>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
>> ICQ UIN 4862265
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>>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
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