Klarinet Archive - Posting 000187.txt from 2002/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] cork failure
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:55:13 -0400

At 10:08 PM 7/10/2002 -0700, Kimber wrote:
>WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE TENON!!! In all the replies to my question, there
>is reference to this tenon, and I have no idea what it is!!!!Please help...

The parts where pieces of a clarinet join are called tenons and
sockets. The tenon is the part that fits inside a socket. The cork goes
around the tenon to make a tight seal. Got it?

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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