Klarinet Archive - Posting 000683.txt from 2002/01

From: "Alastair Hanson" <alastair@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Gap in tenon socket between upper and lower joint
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:29:14 -0500

Dear Walter and all,

The solution to the gap is a single piece body, there is no join in the
centre and therefore no gap occurs. =20

Our company and that of Rossi are two manufacturers producing single
piece models.

For more information visit the websites of:

Rossi http://www.rossiclarinet.cl=20
Hanson http://www.hanson-music.co.uk

With best regards

Alastair Hanson
Hanson Clarinets -England

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Makers of fine musical instruments

-----Original Message-----
From: GrabnerWG@-----.com]=20
Subject: Re: [kl] Gap in tenon socket between upper and lower joint

This is a good example of the supreme value of this list.=20

A few weeks back, there was a thread concerning the measureable gap in
the tenon socket of the lower joint of the Bb and A clarinet, and the
fact that it was present in almost every clarinet. I measured both my
clarinets, and to my chagrin, found a gap of almost a millimeter in the
Bb and at least a 1/2 millimeter in the A.

Well, this I thought, is INTOLERABLE.

Being lucky enough to have a lathe, I turned down two nylon tuning rings
so that they fit in the tenon socket in the clarinets and fill up the
gap.

The improvement, in tone, response of the entire clarinet, and the
closer tuning of the right hand 12ths is measureable. It's not an
overwhelming change, but an improvement that I definately found worth
doing.

It it wasn't for this list, I probably would never have noticed!

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com

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