Klarinet Archive - Posting 000754.txt from 1999/07

From: "Aaron Hayden" <haydenmusic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Baby powder?
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:44:44 -0400

Just make sure you don't use alcohol on any plastic clarinets. Even the
vapor can break down the plastic causing it to become brittle.

Aaron Hayden
Hayden Musical Instruments
----- Original Message -----
From: Edwin V. Lacy <el2@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Baby powder?

> On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Michael D. Moors wrote:
>
> > I have from teaching, sticking pads, caused from lack of proper
> > swapping can be fixed by the combination of a dollar bill (a 50 if you
> > want), closing the pad with the bill under it. Pull the bill out
> > several times..... Keep the tone hole and pad tight while pulling the
> > bill out.
>
> This technique used to be employed fairly universally. However, there now
> are many warnings against the practice, especially on the flute list,
> because, (a.) especially older bills can be very dirty, and therefore
> abrasive. Also, (b.) newer bills can leave ink residue on the pads. Many
> qualified flute technicians feel that using currency to clean pads is very
> damaging to them. Admittedly, flute pads tend to have thinner covers, and
> therefore may be a little more fragile than clarinet pads.
>
> Some people have substituted cigarette papers for the bills. However, a
> still better alternative is "end papers." These are used in hair styling
> salons. They can be bought in beauty supply houses. For about $4, you
> can get several hundred of them. They are a little tougher than cigarette
> papers, more absorbent, and are not gummed as the cigarette papers often
> are. Thus, no sticky residue will be left on the pads.
>
> To extend the life of the pads, don't put the paper under the pad and hold
> it closed while pulling the paper out. Rather, just use a blotting
> action. Put the paper under the pad and repeatedly close and open the
> pad. If that doesn't take care of the stickiness, put a few drops of
> denatured alcohol on the paper, then dry the pad thoroughly with another
> paper. (The alcohol can be bought in most pharmacies.) Use caution in
> handling the alcohol, including using it in a well-ventillated area.
>
> If that still doesn't fix it, then the instrument should go to a qualified
> rapair technician.
>
> Ed Lacy
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> Professor of Music 1800 Lincoln Avenue
> Evansville, IN 47722
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