Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 1998/04

From: "Scott Morrow" <sdm@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Loose screws
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:50:49 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Loose screws

>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

It should penetrate (though you may need to get rid of the polish on the top
of the screw, first).

As to Mark's comment (on another related post), I am not talking about
soaking the clarinet in acetone; I'm suggesting putting a drop on the screw
head and working the key to allow the acetone to work its way down the
screw. Once the screw is out, I would recommend cleaning the screw before
reassembling.

-Scott