Clarinet Repair Basics Class

Description

In this short 2 week clarinet basics course. In it, you will learn how to assemble and disassemble your clarinet, replace a bumper, key, or tenon cork, and hopefully, discover how much you like doing repair!

Based on four years on Zoom classroom teaching, feedback and surveys, we have refined our approach to learning instrument repair – We now utilize a work and your own pace style of learning. Leveraging the power of Canvas LMS to provide learning at a pace everyone can achieve, allowing our students to watch the video and written content and attend  Private Lessons, Live Classes ( for level 1 and 2) and Work-Alongs as scheduled on the Canvas calendar throughout the course intake.

Basics class includes: 1 Private Lesson

• Your private lesson will be held on Zoom. The goal of the private lesson is to help inspire you to want to learn more after watching the videos in the modules section.
• Enrolling in the course is EASY as our enrollments are open for sign up anytime.
• For the course you will need supplies you will purchase locally as well as the supplies we will provide.
• There are no refunds offered once you have been enrolled.

From Home Depot or your local hardware store you will need to purchase:

Denatured Alcohol – 1 can
Q-Tips – 1 large package
DAP Weldwood Contact Cement- 1 container
Small soft paintbrush or toothbrush (bristles don’t matter) – flat bristled brush
Emery cloth  – 240 grit (for sanding tenon corks)
Emery board – pack of 10, or similar (for sanding key corks)
Cigarette paper – OCB un-gummed, or any brand with gummed edge cut off

1080p Webcam with tripod – Preferably one with a overhead tripod arm

The rest of the items we will provide in our Clarinet Repair Starter Kit includes:

Hot melt glue sticks
Sheet cork, 1/16″ thick sheet
Sheet cork assortment (3.5″ x 1″ strips)
Alcohol lamp
Pliers, flat nose, smooth jaws
Screwdriver, 2mm flat head
Screwdriver, 3mm flat head
Spring Hook
Steel rule
Razor blades, GEM coated
Key oil, medium viscosity
Clarinet assembly board

Last but not least, you will need to come with an instrument to work on!