Klarinet Archive - Posting 000613.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Crack warranty
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 05:53:43 -0400

At 02:34 PM 9/17/98 +1200, Anna Dodgshun wrote:
>My first clarinet - a plastic Yamaha - ended up with two different joints.
>I managed to break the tenon on the lower joint - I pulled the bell off and
>the tenon fell off into my hand! I took it into the local music store,
>where I'd bought the instrument from, and they replaced the joint and bell.
>That was when I was eleven; I played the horn with no problems until I was
>nearly 15, when I upgraded to my R-13. I don't know whether they matched
>the bores or not, but the pitch wasn't affected at all. The only pitch
>problem I had was that I was always sharp - the barrel said "5mm (3mm?
>Can't remember) short" on it, and I never got around to getting a new one.
>But the horn was in tune with itself. I see the guy who I sold it to
>occasionally, and he's never reported any problems to me.
>
Sounds like either the original owner had pitch problems and bought a short
barrel, or the instrument was originally "built" for that new higher pitch
standard (fortunately marked on the barrel so you could tell). New plastic
barrels are relatively cheap. Or you could use a 2mm tuning ring, or just
pull out a bit if you aren't that picky.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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