Klarinet Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 1994/08

From: Clark W Fobes <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: cracks
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 01:37:54 -0400

n

On Mon, 8 Aug 1994, Roel de Vrijer wrote:

> In the recent discussion on oiling the bore of a clarinet, the issue
> of cracks (and how to avoid them) came up. I would like to pose the
> question: how bad is a crack?
>

The crack you described is very typical of undo stress on the top tenon.
These very often will move toward either the thumb tube or the tenon.
I suggest having it pinned by some one you trust. As far as I have been
able to tell, I do not think that pins have a negative or positive affect
on tone.

Clark W Fobes