Klarinet Archive - Posting 001187.txt from 1998/07

From: "Matt C. Palasik" <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tape in tone holes
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 11:03:08 -0400

reedman@-----.com wrote:
>
> Well, one always learns something new! I have to restate that I have
> never seen a Moennig instrument that had tape in the tone holes, but the
> personal experience on the list indicates otherwise. I am disappointed.
>
> The reason I say this is that there have long been materials other
> than tape that work better for tuning. Tape is a really inferior way of
> tuning instruments (IMHO) because it tends to lose it's adhesive qualities
> over time and can slip. It also creates an extra step at a very critical
> position in the tone hole which can cause turbulence (noise). Also it

However you didnt take into consideration two mportant facts. Moening
may not have used traditional tape. He may have found a tape like
product that worked better then traditional tape. The second thing is
Moening may have used other things to adjust tone holes other then
tape. The tape may have been for the most minor and small adjustments.
He also may have used other materials in conjuction with the tape to
hold the tape in place.

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