Klarinet Archive - Posting 000178.txt from 2003/08

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuning Rings
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:49:15 -0400

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 06:43 PM 8/7/2003 -0700, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>
>> ...I have good results with a black nylon ring that I sanded to a close
>> fit. The ring may not be reamed and polished with absolute precision,
>> but if you want to get technical about it, I wonder if a smooth plastic
>> ring is less of a 'perturbance' than the surface of a cork ring?
>
> Sounds like the perfect solution to me. Entirely in accordance with
> Hippocrates ("First, do no harm.") Not only will Mozart never know,
> he would likely applaud you ingenuity if he did.

I'm wondering... you can tell here that I've never used tuning rings -
I've always gotten by with either procuring a longer barrel or simply
pulling out until something fell off! ;-)
Anyhow, how about washers - you know, the sort from the plumbing supply
stores? I don't know if they carry them in the right dimensions
anymore, but I've seen them inside - believe it or not - my mice's
drinking water bottles! I am thinking of simply trying these just to
see if they fit. Can't hurt as long as they come out of the barrel -
and I definitely am NOT going to glue them in!

Patricia Smith

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