Repair and maintenance of clarinets [60 hours]

This course covers the basic repair and maintenance of clarinets. It is taught by professionals with several years’ experience.
Course contents:

• Introduction to the tools used
• Disassembling the instrument
• Cleaning of the keys and care of the wood
• Checking for cracks in the wood and chimneys
• Repairing keys
• Replacing tenon corks and key corks
• Replacing pads (and an introduction to the glues used)
• Installing and adjusting pads
• Reassembling the instrument
• Repairing blocked pads
• Repairing key levers
• Repairing springs and adjusting spring speed
• General repair

The course also covers:

• Repairing hinges
• Repairing cracks in the wood
• Installing springs

At the end of the course, the student is given a toolkit including all that is necessary for clarinet repair.