Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 2007/08

From: "Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb" <gsecomb@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Standing Peg for Contrabass Clarinet
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:40:26 -0400

Usually the clamp itself needs a bit of adjustment. With a file you should
be able to modify the clamp so that the screw has a bit more potential
movement. If this is of the type I am thinking of, the screw itself has two
wings which locate in the body of the clamp. The seat for these wings needs
to be deeper, which allows the cut out of the screw to bite more solidly
onto the peg.
Cheers,
Geoff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Lindsay" <jacobmakesnoise@-----.com>
To: "klarinet" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:29 AM
Subject: [kl] Standing Peg for Contrabass Clarinet

> I've got one of the Leblance straight model contrabass
> clarinets. It comes with two pegs, a short one for
> use when sitting on a stool, and a long one for use
> when standing. These days I find myself wanting to
> stand with it more (gives me better grounding for
> dealing with this monster of an instrument) but the
> long peg in standing position is a bit precarious. It
> is not very supportive and in fact has started to
> strip a bit, causing some slippage problems. Has
> anyone encountered similar problems?
>
> I've contacted Leblanc about ordering a replacement
> peg, but have heard nothing back and am not holding my
> breath.
>
> A couple other options I have considered:
> 1) Attaching a clamp underneath the peg screw to
> prevent slippage.
> 2) Having a new (more suportive) peg custom made,
> perhaps by someone who makes drum stands or something.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Jacob Lindsay
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