Klarinet Archive - Posting 000911.txt from 1997/12

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Leaving it assembled
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 21:17:45 -0500

On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Karl Krelove wrote:
> Neil, I leave mine assembled often, more out of laziness than anything else.
> I do find that the corks tend to stick, possibly because we let the temp in
> our house drop to about 62 degrees overnight. Maybe the cork grease just
> gets gummy. From what I've been able to see, cork compression is the main
> risk, but it hasn't been enough of a problem to make me pack it up every
> night.

Karl may not have had a negative experience yet....and may never.
However, I had a Buffet R-13 crack at 3 months old....I believe the reason
was because I had left it sitting on the peg. Bill Brannen, who had
worked on the horn, told me that the moisture in the upper joint has
nowhere to go when the barrel is left on it.....enormous pressure is
placed upon that upper joint and cracks are predictable. If you leave the
horn on the peg, at least remove the barrel and mouthpiece and set them on
a nearby table......

Roger Garrett
IWU