Basic Clarinet Maintainance
Created | Updated Sep 17, 2008
ARTICLE INCOMPLETE
Whether your clarinet is wooden or plactic, it will need looking after. Nothing is better than a proper service by a professional, but in the interim you can do something yourself.
What Will You Need?
This basic maintainance can be done with very few tools- these are the essentials.
- A small, flat headed screwdriver. This should be smaller in than the screw head so as not to cause any damage.
- A very light oil designed for musical instruments- anything else runs the risk of damaging the instrument.
- A pair of pliers with flat, not ridged faces.
Vocabulary
You'll need to know some key vocabulary in order to follow this article:
- Body [of instrument]
- Key
- Pillar
- Point screw
- Rod screw
- Crow's Foot
- Spring