Klarinet Archive - Posting 000518.txt from 1998/07

From: Ed Maurey <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] sliver keys
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 08:17:59 -0400

I'm one of those people with big hands who should have played tuba
instead of the clarinet. The sliver key, even on my A, gets in the
way. Years ago I developed a slick way of disabling it. I carefully
stick a little piece of tape [electrical, scotch, masking] INSIDE the
bore over the sliver's hole. I then remove the key and fill the hole
with quick setting epoxy. In ten minutes I remove the tape and replace
the key. The resulting plug precisely matches the bore. It's really
quite easy to remove the plug if you want. I just "pick" it out with
a clarinet screwdriver.
Ed Maurey

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