Author: m1964
Date: 2023-11-20 09:32
Ed wrote:
> The tech that I used for years would ask to see the horn before
> he scheduled it. He not want surprises and find it needed more
> work than you told him. Once he saw it, he assessed what work
> was needed and how long needed to keep it. He would put it on
> the calendar and you knew exactly how long was needed so you
> could schedule the repair around your obligations.
>
> If it was an emergency and you had a gig that was a different
> story, but this system worked great for regular maintenance...
The above is very reasonable, IMO. I just fixed a R13 for someone I play with in a local band. The clarinet is from 1975, looked OK under the church lighting when he gave it to me for re-pad.
Once I started taking it apart, I found multiple problems, mostly caused by corrosion.
When I returned the clarinet to the owner, he told me that it was in salt water for about 24 hours, when his house got flooded about 10-12 years ago.
He said he washed/rinsed it and gave it to someone to fix but, apparently, the salt was not washed off completely. Despite that, the clarinet got nice tone and decent tuning.
Post Edited (2023-11-20 16:24)
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