Klarinet Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 1996/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Clarinet Barrel
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:31:55 -0500

On Tue, 27 Nov 1990, John McFalls wrote:
>
>> Well, I back with the same problem. My barrel is becoming stuck again. I
>> have had the tendon taken down once. What do I do now?

and Ken Caputo responded:
>My nane is ken and I have had that problem as well. I need to know if the
>barrel does not fit at certain times of the year ie Seasons. If not then
>take some light sand paper and very very very gently open the barrel to
>fit. And use cork grease ect. also go to some one w/ a reamer and that
>can save time.

I'm not a repairman (nor do I play one on TV!) but I'd go *very, very*
carefully on this one. First of all, better to work on the tenon than the
socket of the barrel, which is very thin. If weakened too much, it could
split during assembly of the instrument.

Also, sometimes a repair tech needs to figure out exactly where the
binding is and scrape in exactly the right spot. If you sand in the wrong
place, or too much, you'll end up with a rocky joint and a potential
leak, which can lead to intonation troubles...

If you have access, try a repair tech. For them, it's a lot simpler due
to their experience.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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