Klarinet Archive - Posting 000419.txt from 2006/03

From: Laurence Beckhardt <lbeckhardt@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rossi quality flaw
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:11:54 -0500

a nice alternative to rubber bands are those fabric
covered elastic bands marketed for the purpose of
establishing pony tails for women of all ages. they
come in different sizes and colors. One brand is
"Goody," which sells packages of 30.

I imagine that the geometry of elastic bands might be
a bit different for one-piece clarinets, opposed to
two (actually four) piece clarinets.

--- Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb
<gsecomb@-----.au> wrote:

> Tony Pay wrote:
> > Meanwhile, it's worth knowing that a rubber band
> can almost always be
> > pressed
> > into service as a replacement for a spring. Just
> having a strand of
> > rubber
> > stretched over the cup that holds the pad is
> usually enough, and it's
> > worth
> > getting some practice in the sort of rubber-band
> geometry that will ensure
> > this for various keys. Many a concert has been
> salvaged with a humble
> > rubber
> > band, and here you have an opportunity to imagine
> how.
>
> Just remember not to leave the rubber band in
> contact with your silver
> plating for any length of time or it will tarnish
> badly.
> Geoff.
>
>
>
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