Klarinet Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 1997/10

From: Karl Krelove <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: joints sticking
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 00:21:06 -0400

At 09:21 PM 10/2/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I have this problem. I have had a new R-13 for two weeks now. No,
>matter how much cork grease I put on the middle joint, the two pieces get
>stuck together. I am afraid that I might break something on my clarinet
>because of this. It is not just hard to get apart, it really gets stuck.
> Sometimes, it even takes two people to get it apart. How can I solve
>this problem?
>
> Laura
>
Get it to a repairman pronto. The store where you bought the clarinet
should be able to provide service under your guarantee. The wood on the
tenon may be swollen and binding inside the socket. It happens a lot with
new instruments bought during the warm months. Grease won't solve that
problem, and the danger is that you'll bend a lot of keywork trying to pull
the joints apart.

Karl