Klarinet Archive - Posting 000369.txt from 1998/04

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Loose screws
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 09:32:45 -0400

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998

Scott Morrow wrote, in response to the notion that using
clear nail polis might result in difficulty in removing a
screw from its post:

> Wouldn't a drop of nail polish remover (acetone) solve
> that problem when you're ready?

Logically, I imagine it being difficult to get the acetone
to the threads of the screw in order to dissolve the nail
polish while the screw is fully secured in its rod. And
on bass clarinet, this is a fairly long screw. Is this an
example of unsound visualization on my part (no blind or
deaf jokes, thank you)? Is it likely that the acetone
would make its way down the length of the screw if I just
put a drop of it on the screw head, hoping that it would
seep downward onto the threads inside the rod?

Neil