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DIY Clarinet Maintenance

Selmer
Ab/Eb Key
cork installed (contact cement)

LH Keys F/C & F#/C#
plastic silencer installed

F/C, C#/G#, E/A pads cleaned

note: B4 and C5 require more finger pressure to play. B4 is not pronounced in faster passages.

Leblanc
Thumbrest
felt installed (contact cement)

Kai's Developmental Landmark - 17 months

Expressive Lang.
Japanese
Itai [itta / banban] with ASL
Ninjin
Hain nai / Haitta
Hana (flower)
Hoppeta [appa-ya]
Peto-peto (Kyu-kyu-sha)
Shoubousya [sho] /sound
Tofu [to]

English
Bike [ba]
Block [bok]
Boat [bo]
Bulldozer [bon-don] with mod. ASL
Bunny [ba]
Bus [ba]
Candle [can]
Car
Down
Eyebrow [an-bou]
Fire [fa]
Heart
Moon
Panda
Pen
Penguin [pin]
Pizza [pisa]
Towel [ta]
Train (Choo choo)
Truck [tok]
Up
Yum yum

Non-Verbal
Nodding for "yes"

Misc.
Anpan-Man
Elmo

Receptive Lang.
Gomi-Bako / garbage

(image: Kai with Janice's eye-wear)