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Identify and remove the mouthpiece, lower joint and upper joint from
the Case. Put a very small amount of cork grease (from the container
provided) on your index finger. Spread a very small amount of grease on
the 4 areas where there is cork (at the ends of the upper joint, the end
of the lower joint, and the mouthpiece.) This will make the parts easy to
slip into each other.
Put the sections back into the case once you have greased them.
Attach the Bell to the Lower Joint
Locate the bell in your case and remove it. Remove the lower joint from
the case. Now, push the cork section (that you have just greased) of the
lower joint into the bell with very little pressure and some slight twisting
action to allow it to seat itself easily.
CAREFULLY twist the sections back and forth until the Lower Section
is all the way inside the Bell.
DO NOT turn the parts all the way
around.
Just back and forth.
Be careful! DO NOT force the sections together!
Slowly move them back and forth and
be careful not to squeeze the
lower joint
as you could possibly bend some of the rods and keys.
Now attach the upper joint to the two parts you have just
assembled.
Identify the Upper Joint in the Case and remove it. The Upper Joint has
a Bridge Key (as shown.) Push this Key down. This will raise the Bridge.
Place the Cork end of the Lower Joint into the end of the Upper Joint and
SLOWLY push them together using a back and forth motion.
Slowly push the 2 sections together using a back and forth motion being
careful to line up the bridge keys as shown
BE VERY CAREFUL not to squeeze any of the rods or keys. Use gentle
pressure and actions to put the parts together.
Now attach the Barrel
Locate the Barrel in the Case and remove this section. Hold your clarinet
upright, DO NOT lay it down.
Push the barrel into the cork end of the upper Joint using the same slow
twisting motion as you did with the other sections. Now, all that remains
is the mouthpiece.
Last step: Attach the Mouthpiece
Identify the mouthpiece in the case and remove this section. The mouth-
piece has a cap and a ligature on it. The ligature is used to attach the
reed to the mouthpiece. Remove the cap and place it back in the case.
Loosen the ligature screws, and remove it. Stand the clarinet upright
and slowly push in the mouthpiece into the barrel as shown using the
same back and forth motion as before.
The flat part of the Mouthpiece
and the octave key on the Up-
per Joint should be lined up as
shown. The octave key is the
small key on an arm that you will
use with your left thumb once
holding the instrument to play.
Your New ADAGIO Clarinet