Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 1997/10

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: joints sticking
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 00:21:05 -0400

Laura M Ruck wrote:
> No matter how much cork grease I put on the middle joint, the two
> pieces get stuck together.

Same thing happened to the clarinet I play a couple of years ago, but
between the bell and lower joint.
.
Brought it in to a clarinet repair person, who took a
slight amount of material from the socket, tenon, or both (I didn't
watch). Problem went away and never came back.
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