Klarinet Archive - Posting 000847.txt from 1999/01

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] Scratched mouthpieces
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 07:38:16 -0500

On Sun, 17 Jan 1999 22:51:15 -0500, lringuet@-----.net said:

[snip]

> 3) side rails are all pitted, scratched, dented,
> 4) inside is all scratched

If the mouthpiece is an ebonite one, it's sometimes possible to repair
scratch and dent damage by gently warming it local to the scratch or
dent. Passing it rapidly through a flame several times is one way of
doing this. Careful you don't burn it!

The ebonite has a 'memory', and will often return to its previous state.

Tony
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