How To Repad A Clarinet

How To Repad A Clarinet
Supplies you will need:
Clarinet Repair Kit, Pad Set, Shellac, Cork Cement, Polishing Cloth, Key Oil, Bore Oil (wooden clarinet), Tenon Cork Strips, Key Cork,Swedging Pliers, Penetrating Oil, Sandpaper, Q-Tips, Cork Wedges,Key Clamps, Candle or Small Torch, Reeds, Case Deodorizer.
Inspection: Look the clarinet over gepletely and check for cracks, chips, broken tenons, broken keys, missing screws, and most importantly, loose rings. On a wooden clarinet, loose rings can cause a crack in the female receiver, going right through the lower bridge tone hole.
Teardown: As you remove each key, check for end play and loss of motion in key mechanisms. Swedging pliers and counterbores will eliminate sloppy keys, resulting in a tight horn. Remove all key corks, tenon corks and pads. Take note of the pad thickness. Clean all of the rods removing dirt, rustand debris. Check all of the tone holes for chips or dents. Tools are available to resurface tone holes if needed.
Cleaning: Make sure you clean your horn thoroughly! Use some Super C Powerful Citrus Soap, andCleaning Brushes. If your clarinet is wooden, be sure to use plenty of coats of Bore Oil, allowing plenty of time between coats for the horn to absorb the oil. This will helpprevent the horn from cracking.
Setup: Tighten loose rings. Check for loose thumb and vent tubes, reglue if needed.Repair loose posts with either: Shims, epoxies, super glues, or setscrews.
Corking: Clean all of your keys with Silver Dip and buff each key lightly with a nickel buffing wheel or chamois silver wheel, depending on the key type. Lay out all of your keys and cork them all at the same time. You can cork the keys really fast by using our pre-shaped, peel