Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2007/07

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Loose mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:51:18 -0400

Thanks, Geoff. I meant nail polish - epoxy would be messy since it's made to
stay flexible even when it's set.

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb [mailto:gsecomb@-----.au]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 8:15 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Loose mouthpiece
>
> If you want to reduce the diameter of the C barrel you can paint a good
> quick drying clear lacquer inside the female tenon. Clear nail varnish
> can
> also be used (or black - or dos it matter?) You will probably need to
> build up a couple of coats, but make sure you leave them to dry properly
> before recoating or using. I can't guarantee the permanence of this fix,
> but it does work.
>
> Geoff.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [kl] Loose mouthpiece
>
>
> > I'm assuming you're using the same mouthpiece in your Bb and A clarinets
> > and
> > it fits their barrels, or it wouldn't be an issue. If that's the case, I
> > can
> > think of three choices for a mechanical fix. (1) Probably as a first try
> > you
> > might be able to find a compromise thickness for the cork - thick enough
> > to
> > hold in the C barrel but still able to fit into the other two, albeit
> more
> > tightly than they do now. (2) You can somehow close up the socket on the
> C
> > barrel. I'm not sure if that can be done with epoxy or even gluing a
> strip
> > of cork inside the socket - I've never tried it. (3)Or you can re-cork
> the
> > mouthpiece and then, if it won't go into the other two barrels, enlarge
> > the
> > sockets on both of them to accommodate it.
> >
> > Wrapping with Teflon tape might work, but it's going to be a pain in the
> > neck and make quick instrument changes impossible. Either replacing the
> C
> > barrel or using a separate mouthpiece would also solve the problem if
> > you're
> > willing to spend the money.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Fred [mailto:fred.sheim@-----.net]
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:01 PM
> >> To: klarinet@-----.org
> >> Subject: [kl] Loose mouthpiece
> >>
> >> My Bb/A mouthpiece is VERY loose on my C clarinet (no friction at
> >> all- it falls right out). Could anyone suggest anything besides
> >> wrapping the cork with something every time I play it.
> >>
> >> Fred
> >>
> >>
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