Klarinet Archive - Posting 000584.txt from 1996/04

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Prestige wood
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 16:31:39 -0400

Hi!
Just exactly is a "check"? Is is a crack that doesn't go entirely
from the outside to the bore? I had one of those in 1963 on the OUTSIDE of
my brand new R-13. It ran through the left register key post down to the
thumb hole and up to 1/2" from the top of the horn. The dealer filled it
with something, which shortly fell out. Then I took it to an expert who put
in 5 pins, and that was that. I have been playing that same horn daily to
this day, and it is a fine horn indeed! But sometimes I am curious to try
other horns to see how things have changed since then.
Just a few rambling comments!

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

>Nate,
>
>Checks in the wood occur when there is more moisture on the inside (for
>extended periods of time) than on the outside. When I "re-work" a
>clarinet fresh from the store, I oil and wax the bore. In sealing the
>bore, checks are often prevented. Keep in mind, a check is a crack
>wanna-be.
>
>Steve.
>Steve Prescott
>Instrument Rep.Tech./Clarinetist
>Indiana State University
>mipresc@-----.edu
>
>

   
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