Klarinet Archive - Posting 000055.txt from 2010/10

From: Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Heavy Maintainance
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:01:06 -0400

Some go to school but some don't and can be just as good if not better. I'v=
e =

seen work=A0from some repairers who studied=A0at very reputable schools=A0o=
r companies =

that was awful. A repairer who studied at one of the leading companies scre=
wed =

up my instrument and couldn't fix another and that's the reason I started =

repairing them myself. Of course=A0a self taught repairer might be awful to=
o. But =

especially now with the internet so much is available on forums, etc. It's =

really a matter of any particular person and not really how they got there.

>> I have the time and the inclination but no money <<

You can really do a lot with very little, but you'll probably soon find=A0t=
hat to =

do a few more, very important things, you need to buy a lot of expensive to=
ols =

and materials... and then more... and more... and...=A0

For a start I would buy The Complete Woodwind Repair Manual by Reg Thorp wh=
ich =

you can order from NAPBIRT. This 500+ pages book is only the beginning real=
ly. =

Other books I've seen (which include=A0every decent repair book I know of)=
=A0are =

considerably less thorough.

=A0

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:41:45 -0500
From: David McClune <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Heavy Maintainance
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Repadding and recorking a clarinet is much, much more difficult that you wo=
uld =

believe.=A0 There is a reason repairmen go to school to learn their craft.=
=A0 =

Dr. David McClune
University Professor of Music
Union University-1862
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

731-661-5294
dmcclune@-----.edu

www.mcclunemouthpiece.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Harley [mailto:brd.harley@-----.com] =

Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:34 AM
To: Klarinet@-----.com
Subject: [kl] Heavy Maintainance

I have a cheap clarinet that I want to play but it needs some heavy
maintenance to make it playable.

So my question is, where on the web or in libraries do I go to find
out about the nuts and bolts of re vamping re padding, re bending keys
and taking the dents out of a old beater. It's a metal clarinet that
been used occasionally as an offencive weapon.

I have the time and the inclination but no money and I am curious
about the arcane clarinet insider knowledge.=A0 So where do I look?

Thanks Brad
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