Klarinet Archive - Posting 000421.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Loose screws
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:05:51 -0400

You will have to be pretty quick at removing the screw. Acetone is
exceedingly volatile -- if your screwdriver slips, you will have polish
residues on the screw.
Roger Shilcock
P.S. Apart from taking the shine off the wood, it burns pretty fiercely,
given a chance.

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Scott Morrow wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:50:49 -0400
> From: Scott Morrow <sdm@-----.edu>
> To: klarinet <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: Re: Loose screws
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
> To: Klarinet List <klarinet@-----.us>
> 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
>
>
>

   
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