Klarinet Archive - Posting 000464.txt from 2001/01

From: "Michel Chee" <michel_chicago@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Barrel question
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:02:09 -0500

I've been watching this thread for a while and I'm curious. Can changing a
barrel make such a signifigant difference? Is there an issue combining wood
and plastic? What about swapping other parts like the bell?

>From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] Barrel question
>Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:26:22 +0100
>
>There are two (at least) general difficulties with using sticky tapes:
>1) They leave the cork sticky if they have to be removed;
>2) The surface tends to be slippery - so even if the joint seems to be
>tight
> enough, it can sometimes rotate inconveniently.
>Roger S.
>
>
>
>In message <B1836B6995CFD311B7E400902775CED3042B65=SRV1>
>klarinet@-----.org writes:
> > Or for an even cheaper temporary fix, try paper. Just tear off a strip
>and
> > wrap around the cork. Remove paper after each use. (The trouble with
> > recorking is that your original barrel may not fit once your friend
>wants to
> > get his concerto barrel back).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cox, Graeme [mailto:Graeme.Cox@-----.nz]
> > Sent: Monday, 15 January 2001 6:20 AM
> > To: 'klarinet@-----.org'
> > Subject: RE: [kl] Barrel question
> >
> >
> > A temporary fix is to buy a small reel of plumbers sealing tape (cheap,
> > white and very thin plastic tape). Wrap a little around the tenon. Very
> > useful in emergencies for all sorts of things!
> >
> > Graeme Cox.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: StephanieDavis99@-----.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, 14 January 2001 17:47
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: [kl] Barrel question
> >
> >
> > A clarinet-player friend recently gave me a Leblanc Concerto barrel to
>use
> > with my Vito plastic student clarinet, telling me (and demonstrating to
>me)
> > that the instrument would have nicer sound. However, the Concerto
>barrel is
> >
> > quite loose on the Vito. Is there any way to make it fit better without
> > actually replacing the tenon cork?
> >
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