Klarinet Archive - Posting 000124.txt from 2011/06

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Keeping screws in place
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:13:13 -0400

Of course, Loc-Tite is the real answer. They have two types - one is for
permanent work and the other allows removal. That is the one you want.
Nail polish is just a substitute, but it does work.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hns692@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:57 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: Re: [kl] Keeping screws in place
>
> Happened to me in the middle of a concert. Finger tighten the screw
> (using a small flat-head screwdriver), then keep an eye on it. Check
> it every
> week or so. Those screws work themselves out frequently, so paying
> attention is probably the best route. I'd think that a reputable
> repair shop would
> be happy to sell a couple of replacements to keep in your case. I
> haven't
> had to do that, but will if I have the same problem again.
>
> Lee Ann Hansen
>
>
> In a message dated 6/14/2011 1:13:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> gsurosey@-----.com writes:
>
> While practicing yesterday, the left hand rings on my clarinet
> suddenly
> popped
> out towards me; the screw at the bottom came out! Luckily, the rug in
> the
> room
> is beige-colored so I found the screw easily and put the world back
> together.
> This has happened a couple times to me (as well as to the principal
> clarinetist
> in orchestra warming up for a concert earlier this year. He couldn't
> find
> the
> screw right away so he borrowed the same screw from his A clarinet
> since
> we
> didn't need our A's; thankfully, he found the screw afterwards ).
>
> Any tips for keeping these screws in place? I've heard clear nail
> polish
> works;
> is that recommended? Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rachel
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