Klarinet Archive - Posting 000539.txt from 1998/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: Re: [kl] A nasty question about Buffet
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:38:46 -0400

At 08:23 AM 8/18/98 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>I immediately called William McColl, my teacher (who was also the best
>repair person in Seattle at that time--he's done a great deal of hands-on
>research). He told me not to tell anyone, but wait a half hour and then put
>the top joint in the refrigerator. Sure enough--10 minutes later, unstuck,
>uncracked horn. We then proceeded to sand the interior of the barrel to
>free it up.
>
Which goes to show you that wood clarinets SHOULD be able to survive a
little more than we give them credit for. If not, my 27 year-old,
uncracked Selmer should be crumbled into raw material for Greenlines by
now! :-)

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