Klarinet Archive - Posting 000562.txt from 2003/04

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Doing it yourself
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:38:18 -0400

I don't think taking a clarinet apart is always necessarily for finding=20=

problems, though having a "good" look at the pads might reveal a cut or=20=

perforated pad. Getting everything clean and getting all tone holes=20
back to their original dimensions is a good enough reason.

Problems fall into many different categories. Some are more obvious=20
than others. Some are mechanical, some are leaking pads that can be=20
very hard to chase down. Some have to do with pad heights and effect=20
tuning.

Maybe I've been repairing clarinets for so long, many things seem=20
obvious or easy for me. Hope I don't sound too full of myself.

On Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 01:07 PM, B. Rite wrote:

> <><> Richard=A0Bush wrote:
> You know Bill, I don't understand why so many people are afraid to =
take
> their clarinets apart.
>
>
>
> It's not a matter (imo) of being afraid. Rather, it's a matter of =
not
> knowing.
>
> Once you've admitted that you don't know what the cause of a problem=20=

> is,
> then you have to ask yourself: "If I *do* take this instrument apart,
> will I recognize what the problem is, or will I still be confused?
> Will I take apart things that were just fine to begin with? How can =
I
> hope to know exactly how tight/loose/high/low/etc to make the parts=20
> when
> I put them back together if I didn't know what was wrong in the first
> place?
>
> Obviously you learn by experience and by watching others. Thanks to
> Tony's coaching, I now have no hesitation at cleaning my own register
> tube. <three cheers for Fearless Bill!> But when my clarion C
> stopped sounding a year or so ago, I couldn't see which pad or cork =
was
> at fault. Should I have taken all the keywork off in order to =
inspect
> everything more closely? No thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
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