Klarinet Archive - Posting 000625.txt from 1999/12

From: "Danny Ehrhart" <saxman105@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Oh no, a crack/Question?
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 19:06:18 -0500

Just what exactly does "oiling a clarinet" achieve for those who believe in
it. I have never heard of this before.

Danny Ehrhart

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Oh no, a crack/Question?

>To Dave, HappiLeigh and news group,
>
>First, it is very hard to know or understand why the clarinet cracked. It
is
>probably not known how much and under what circumstances the instrument was
>played. It is not known how long and under what circumstances the
instrument may
>have been left unplayed. It is now known how long the instrument may have
been
>sitting in the store, or if it was purchased from the original owner. It is
not
>known if the instrument was ever oiled and what type of oil may have been
used.
>(Yes, I know many people do not believe in oiling.) All we do know is that
after
>"a few weeks" of playing it cracked.
>
>If HappiLeigh could fill in some of the particulars, I'm sure it would be
>interesting to many of the readers.
>
>When I repair a crack I do the following:
>
>1) Remove keywork.
>2) Place the cracked section under a lamp (100 watt bulb) with a distance
of
>about four or five inches. I apply the heat until the crack closes as much
as it
>is going to. This could be for just a few days, or it might be for two or
three
>weeks.
>3) I pin the crack with threaded rod, running the rod into "blind" holes.
Only
>the entry hole needs to be filled and finished.
>4) Pinning is done in a non-parrallel pattern. First pin goes in from the
left
>and goes down. Second pin (below) comes in from the other side and goes up.
>5) After all pins are installed, two to six, holes are filled with a
mixture of
>wood dust and SA gel.
>6) Crack is filled with SA gel.
>7) All fills are filed and then sanded with very fine (800 to 1500)
sandpaper as
>the finish step. Usually, I can do a pinning job that is virtually
invisible.
>Yes, it shows just a little bit, but you would need to look at it under
very
>strong light, know where the crack was and know where the holes for the
pinning
>wire were drilled.
>
>Pinning a crack does not close or draw the wood together. It stabilizes the
crack
>so the wood cannot move, so the crack cannot reopen. That is why it is
important
>to dry the wood and allow the crack to close on its own as much as possible
>before pinning. Just filling the crack will not stop the crack from
reopening or
>becoming a longer crack.
>
>Cracks should be attended to as soon as they are noticed. One should not
continue
>playing on a clarinet after a crack is discovered. QUIT PLAYING, LEAVE THE
>SECTION OUT OF THE CASE SO IT CAN AIR DRY AND GET IT TO A REPAIRMAN!
>
>If I have clearly expressed myself and the reader can understand what I'm
talking
>about, I will have answered by Dave and HappiLeigh.
>
>Best of Luck to you Leigh.
>
>David Renaud wrote:
>
>> A repair technican recently told me that filling with
>> CA glue was now the repair of choice over pinning. Could others
>> confirm this to be.
>> Also, is it prefered to let a clarinet sit unplayed for some
>> time that it my dry out, and the crack close somewhat
>> before filling?
>>
>> Thank You
>> Dave Renaud
>>
>> HappiLeigh125@-----.com wrote:
>>
>> > Hi... I'm very nervous cause i don't know whether or not whether or not
this
>> > can be repaired.
>> > I noticed the other day that my clarinet has a crack. I bought it used
for
>> > $700 a few weeks ago, its a Buffet R13 from 1992. It wasn't there when
i
>> > bought it.
>> > The crack is about a half an inch long on each side of a hole. I
don't
>> > think this is affected my sound, but i'm afraid it will get worse.
>> > What can be done to fix this? can it be filled or something?
>> > Thanks
>>
>
>
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