Klarinet Archive - Posting 000307.txt from 2006/02

From: "Robert Newman" <bobngaye@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] ATG Revisited
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:28:00 -0500

I use Pliobond contact cement which, of course, holds perfectly. Then I
put the next sheet over the used one, and again and again. Works fine.
Of course about five years from now the block and its sandpaper will be the
size of a masonry brick. Very handy for adjusting contra bass sax reeds.

Bob Newman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
To: "Klarinet" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 11:15 AM
Subject: [kl] ATG

> Quick question for anyone who is using Tom Ridenour's ATG reed adjusting
> tool. A problem I've had since I bought it is that the edges of the
> abrasive
> papers won't stay stuck to the sides of the block. I've been cutting my
> own
> papers from larger sheets and have tried several different kinds of
> double-sided tape and even rubber cement. I don't think I want to use
> anything as strong as contact cement to hold it down because of the
> difficulty I think it would cause when I want to mount new sandpaper on
> the
> block. Buying replacement abrasives from Ridenour (or the manufacturer, at
> any rate) doesn't seem like a good solution because I had the same problem
> with the papers that originally came with the kit.
>
> Is anyone else having this problem? Anyone have a solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Karl
>
>
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