Klarinet Archive - Posting 000353.txt from 1999/09

From: LeliaLoban@-----.com
Subj: [kl] More Stuffiness
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:59:45 -0400

Re. leak detection, Doug P. wrote,
>A long range solution to all this would be to buy two corks, one exactly the
right size to seal the bottom section, one to seal the end of the top
section. You now have two hands to finger & test. >

Ferree's Tools (www.ferreestools.com) sells a set of corks (cheap!) sized for
this purpose. The corks in the set will deal with everything from a metal
soprano down to at least an alto (I don't have anything larger). I like the
corks for quick detection of the problem key.

I've read that a leak light will only detect a bad leak on a soprano
clarinet, because fishskin pads are translucent; therefore it's hard to find
a little hairline leak with a light. In practice, though, I'm finding that a
leak light works well, *if* the room is really dark, and has the advantage of
pinpointing not only the key but the exact position of the leak. The leak
makes a distinct bright spot against the dimmer glow of the translucent pads.
I borrow my husband's leak light that he uses for car repair.

Lelia

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