Klarinet Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 1997/10

From: Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: joints sticking
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 02:53:16 -0400

On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Laura M Ruck 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
I do not know about breaking it in two, but that is probably a joke. The
case could be you might have too much cork between the joints, and the
wood could be swollen. Ususally this is the case, because it has
happened to me before. Any case take it to a trustworthy repairman
who knows the instrument real well and have him check it out. Swell!:)
Nick Yip
"A trusted Clarinetist"

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