Klarinet Archive - Posting 001133.txt from 1998/07

From: "Brent Eresman" <Beresman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Tape in tone holes
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 01:24:29 -0400

Clark Fobes wrote:

> Wow, it's amazing how misinformation gets passed along. 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. As a young man Hans Moennig worked for his father BUILDING
> woodwind instruments. His knowledge of woodwind design, from what I have
> determined, was completely empirical. He understood the importance of bore
> shape and bore intereference from a very practical perspective.
> He also understood how woodwind tone holes functioned. Therefore, I
> SERIOUSLY DOUBT that he would have put tape in the lower side (Bell side)
> of a tone hole. The common thinking is that to lower pitch one places tape
> on the mouthpiece side of the tone hole and to raise pitch one places tape
> on the bell side. The first case works, the second does not.
>
I have checked more closely my Moennig Buffet. It has tape inside
two tone holes (as best as i can see without removing keys) at the
top of the tone holes in both cases. I know it is a Moennig
instrument because i bought it from my teacher Carmine Campione who
purchased it from Moennig new.

Brent Eresman
beresman@-----.com

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