Klarinet Archive - Posting 000376.txt from 2010/08

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cigarette Papers -- Checking for Pad Seal
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:21:39 -0400

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.com> wrote:
>>> Beats going to the Duane Reade or CVS drug store and
>>> getting dirty stares from the clerk and the people in line,
>>> too many of whom think you're planning to get high
>
> I guess I never cared about that, almost no one here does. We have rolling
> papers in almost ever kiosk here and many people buy them all the time.

Where are you?

>>> I have located leaks using the air pressure method, I described.=A0 I
>>> would use my knee to stop the end, use one hand to close the tone
>>> holes, blow with a good seal around the top end and wave my hand up
>>> and down around the outside of the joint I am checking (that is, if I
>>> hear an air leak).=A0 It will tell me if the pad is tilted the wrong way
>>> and I can heat and re-seat it from there.
>
> Closing with your knee can work for some people I guess. It won't work wi=
th
> pants though and I guess the thinner you are and the hairier your knee is=
, it
> won't work very good either. I can't do this. I use either my hand or a r=
ubber
> stopper. The advantage of having a free hand is as you said, pressing on =
keys to
> check if the leak disappears when pressing harder on a certain key. I rec=
ommend
> squirting air as opposed to blowing normally.

Yeah. I will seal my mouth as tightly as possible against the end and
can build up quite a bit of pressure. The knee method works better
for the bottom joint, but ok for the top joint. Because I have fairly
fleshy knees, the side keys don't interfere much. Taking a finger and
hovering it around the rim of the pad helps me see if air is leaking
out only one side. Blowing into the joint also helps detect weak
springs.

-Jennifer
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