Klarinet Archive - Posting 001192.txt from 1998/12

From: CEField@-----.com
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Care (Maintenance) and Feeding of Clarinets
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 18:47:20 -0500

In a message dated 12/30/98 6:58:32 PM, Lelia wrote:

<<BUT ...
keep a magnet handy anyway, for finding the itty- bitty ~!=#$%^&*! screw that
you will drop in spite of the screw board, because once liberated, this screw
will go rolling merrily six feet across the dark gray concrete workshop floor
in an unknown direction. You will discover that this screw, like all clarinet
screws, has undergone rigorous military training in evasive maneuvers. >>

The SAME is true for the little coil spring under the G#/C# key on some
Leblanc clarinets. One of these springy things is lurking somewhere in my
dining room as we speak. Despite reasonable attempts at housecleaning over the
past two years, the spring has yet to appear. I think it actually rolled down
to the laundry room to join the missing socks...

Cindy

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