Klarinet Archive - Posting 000606.txt from 1999/07

From: Christopherhill@-----.net (Christopher Hill)
Subj: [kl] Re: Hack repairs
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:19:44 -0400

It was tempting in my days as a repair person to charge an "idiot's
fine" when somebody did something particularly stupid. I once had an
adult student lose a rod for the G# throat key. He found one that was
similar, but it was a little big, so got a hammer, and pounded it into
place. I actually had to saw off the post, get a new key to replace this
one, since there was a bit of a crack in the key, and replace the post.
I refrained from the fine, and simply charged him for my time, a key,
and a post.
I also made the mistake of explaining to a father that I flattened out
the table of his son's mouthpiece. After I left, he took a look at it,
and noticed that there was still this curve at the tip, so he continued
flattening it until the facing was completely removed! Obviously, he
needed to buy another mouthpiece. Whenever I work on a student's
mouthpiece, I always begin with, "Kids, don't try this at home."

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