Klarinet Archive - Posting 000341.txt from 2001/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: RE: [kl] Intonation issue with bass clarinet
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:26:31 -0500

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:14:29 +1000 , GRebetzke@-----.au said:

> Walter said, regarding tuning of a tone hole, <any cloth backed tape
> will work>.
>
> I read a post some time ago by Tony Pay who, (I'll be corrected if I'm
> wrong) was talking about puting wax? in tone holes of a period
> instrument for tuning. Or was it blu-tack? Can wax and blu-tak be
> used, and if so, is tape better? I imagine it is quite difficult to
> insert the tape? ?? Gavin

http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/2000/12/001005.txt

The sort of wax I use is a substance called 'heelball' which you can
(could) buy from a traditional cobblers shop (cobbler = someone who eg
repairs shoes).

Never really developed a technique with tape, so I can't comment about
that.

Tony
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