Klarinet Archive - Posting 001043.txt from 1998/07

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tape in tone holes
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 15:41:12 -0400

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From: reedman@-----.com>
Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 4:37 AM
Subject: [kl] Tape in tone holes

>I have seen several
>instruments that were tuned or worked on by Hans Moeening and I have never
>seen an instance where he used tape to tune a tone hole. Perhaps someone
>out there who worked with Hans can back up or deny the statement that Hans
>used tape for tuning. I have seen cases where a bit of nail polish was used
>to fill tone holes.
>
> In any case, I seriously doubt that a craftsman of Mr Moennig's
>expertise would allow tape to run into the bore. That is just sloppy work
>or inept work.
> Clark W Fobes
>
I've seen several, including one instrument I still own, that were "Moennig"
Buffets that had tape in tone holes to flatten an occasional sharp note. I
don't know for certain if he put it there or simply acquiesced in its
presence after the owner put it in. Honestly, the last time he worked on one
of my instruments was so long ago, I can't be certain what I remember seeing
him do first-hand. My feeling is that he would have yanked it out and redone
it a better way if tape weren't to his liking. But you're absolutely right,
the tape never went into the bore. It was a very narrow strip of tape on the
top (mouthpiece) side of the hole, never all the way around or on the
bottom.

Karl Krelove

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