Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 1999/12

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Getting contradicted by an idiot repairman
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 21:28:19 -0500

Here's a good one. I would please like some feedback on this one with opinions.
I sent a 7th grade clarinet student (plays a 1998 Leblanc VSP) of mine to a
local repairman. His top 2 pads for the side keys were pretty raggedy, and
needed replacing. I told him to ask for cork pads. The repairman told him
"why would you want cork pads?? You don't need cork pads - you have regular
pads on the rest of the clarinet!" " I want to use regular pads". My
student was playing a Legere reed - what!! "you have a plastic reed??? You
don't play a plastic reed on a wooden instrument". Those plastic things are
junk! (he hadn't even seen the reed, nor knew of it)! "Here's my
recommendation (he goes on), go get some mineral oil, and put some on your
hand.. then rub a little it on the outside of your clarinet, then put some
on an old swab and run it through the Clarinet."

I'm ready to go over to this guy and give him all sorts of hell for his
advice. First of all, I suggest using cork pads for those pads as they last
the heck of a lot longer. I don't recommend bore oiling, as his Clarinet is
not at all dry. The reeds are fine, and give him a great sound. I like the
Grand Concert myself, but Legere's are great too.
I sent the student to this guy in the first place. For him to second guess
me, contradict my advice, and offend my student to me is bitting the hand
that feeds him.
Thoughts??

David Blumberg
music@-----.com
http://www.mp3.com/mytempo
http://www.mytempo.com
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