Klarinet Archive - Posting 001194.txt from 1998/12

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Care (Maintenance) and Feeding of Clarinets
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 19:16:38 -0500

On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 CEField@-----.com wrote:
> 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...

GREAT advice from someone who overhauls and revitalizes.......

Don't forget.....a dentists tool ......that double ended cleaner used by
the hygenist.....to grab hard to reach springs and hold them or pull them
into place as you slide a rod or key back into position.

RG
RogerGarrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds
Titan Band Advisor
Recording Studio Illinois Wesleyan University

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