Klarinet Archive - Posting 000706.txt from 2000/08

From: "Daniel Stover" <kasparguy@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bill's new clarinet; was Plastic, wood and the G hole
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:29:01 -0400

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From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subject: Re: [kl] Bill's new clarinet; was Plastic, wood and the G hole
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:54:27 -0700 (PDT)

<><> Patty wrote:
Bill, what brand of clarinet did you buy?

I purchased a custom wood instrument, unlike any other on this
planet, that has been "stress relieved".

[ that is, I bought a used instrument that cracked several years ago.
The previous owner pinned and epoxied it. She felt that it was still a
great horn, but the "magic was gone" (her words). Partly because of my
budget, and partly because I have played this instrument for several
weeks and it sounds and feels "friendly" to me, I have rationalized my
decision by telling myself that any hidden internal stresses are
relieved now, and I don't need to worry about further cracking. ]

I wouldn't be too sure about that. My partner's R-13 top joint has cracked
twice. Actually, 4 times but Buffet replaced his upper joint after each of
the first two cracks. After he got the first crack in the third top joint
pinned it cracked a year or so later. So it's still possible that your
hornwill crack again... or another joint might crack. there's no way of
knowing for sure...
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