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Nail polish, not just for the ladies Hi Did you notice you key began to bind when you tightened up your pivot screw? If it did not, then once it is tight apply a coat of clear nail polish to "varnish" the screw in place. It is not a permanent solution such as thread locker blue ( do not...

Dip, dip, dip, Gandalf, Dipping is fine, it removes the tarnish quick, when you remove tarnish by this method you actually remove the silver, or silver plate. An alternative for you to consider. Buy gong back to grade 9 chemestry class you can convert the tarnish back to silver. (If you...

where's waldo-Oboe Take a shoe lace and tie, screw it, nail it to your work table. Remove ONE 1 key at a time and polish the key with the shoe lace. Hold the key in your dominant hand, and secure the loose end of the shoe lace in the other hand. Now use a back and forth motion to clean off the...

Good luck What ever type of glue you decide to buy, it should match the environment you live in. ..........If you have the habit of playing then leaving your clarinet in the car over night (gasp) and its cccold outside use hot melt glue. If the temperature varies a great deal where you live...

Gandalf Greetings: Our body chemistry and diet play a large role in what accumulates not only on the pad surface, but also on the mating surface of the tonehole. By reading you other posts it appears as though you are comfortable taking your instrument apart. IF you are, may I suggest...