Author: SecondTry
Date: 2022-03-13 22:21
Getting a tenon cork replaced on my Soprano clarinet not too long ago, for $100 mind you, reminded me of a story by my near balding father in law, and how the barber takes just as much (unnecessary) time with his haircut as he does with another client with a full head of hair.
I guess time is money and either client deserves equal treatment if they're being charged the same.
Anymore, the repair tech, lovely and competent though she was, spent extra time [telling me an anecdote about her time at Interlochen] to do that which I resolved to do myself forever more going forward (and have)--after all, she did charge what I thought was a whopping amount for the amount of cork and contact cement (and [lack] of expertise) she needed [at least on this job, if not others], and [the needed] time to do this, which was about 4 minutes in total, if that.
Anyway, especially in light of not being without my instrument if a repair can't be done on the spot, and considering I'm pretty handy (I've also done free easy repairs for friends) I thought I might buy this:
https://www.musicmedic.com/products/repair-kits/musicmedic-com-clarinet-repair-kit.html
What do you think? Thanks.
Post Edited (2022-03-13 22:24)
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