Klarinet Archive - Posting 001035.txt from 1999/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] leaving equipment on stand
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 04:01:12 -0500

on 1/19/99 12:29 AM, David Renaud wrote:

>I find if I leave my clarinets together too many days, the tendon
>corks don't have time to recover and end up over compressed, even
>if playing it lots of hours, leaving the joints a little loose.
> Over Christmas I experienced this, leaving it together allot,
>and just putting it away, overnight improved the tightness of the fit.
>
>???Question???
> It has been suggested to me that if tendons became too loose,
>clear nail polish can be applied to the inner rim of the tendon
>to improve the cork fit. New cork may ideal, but does anyone
>take offense at such application of clear nail polish??

I'd just put orange peels in the case. I slice mine to fit over the corks
of the various joints (call me compulsive!) and leave them there, which
keeps the corks expanded. Makes the case smell a bit nicer, too. I'd
hesitate to put nail polish on the wood, but I don't know a good
scientific reason why.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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