Klarinet Archive - Posting 000765.txt from 1997/03

From: Brian Ackerman <ackerman@-----.UK>
Subj: Re: pinned clarinet joints
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 20:14:04 -0500

If the clarinet has been pinned properly then it should be OK. Any clarinet
you buy could potentially crack. I have a clarinet that was pinned many
years ago, and it is still perfectly good.
It is possible that the value may be slightly altered, in as much that it
may be more difficult to sell - but the main criteria should be what it
sounds like.
Try to play it for a while and see if there is any sign of the crack
moving, and get it looked at by a competent repairer.
If you like the instrument then the answer is to try and get the price
reduced because of the pinning, and then try to forget about it.

If the crack goes through a tonehole, that tonehole should be properly
bushed to prevent it from leaking. The speaker pipe should be OK though, as
it is already bushed.
Brian Ackerman.

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> Help please:
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> Are there any major problems likely to occur with a clarinet once it has
> been pinned? We are considering purchasing an R13 that appears to have
> had some work done in the speaker key area. It is about seven years old
> but we do not know when the work was done. Also how much does pinning
> affect the value?
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> Thanks for any comments.
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> Lyn Holman, Computer Services Centre, University of Reading, Whiteknights
> Reading RG6