Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2002/03

From: Ragnhild Kristine Brekke <rkbrek99@-----.no>
Subj: Re: [kl] barrel removal
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 11:15:20 -0500

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious here, but: how about taking it to a repair
shop?? If the people there really know what they're doing it's not a
problem at all. I had the same problem a few years back, the barrel was
totally stuck; I had several people try to take it off, I even asked my dad
who's a big strong man and he wasn't able to even budge it. SO I took it to
my repair shop and the clarinet tech there just took it right off!! I was
soo amazed at this; here I had been struggling with trying to get it off
for weeks and he just took it right off. It all comes down to technique;
knowing what you do! (This repair-man is in Oslo, Norway, so I guess *HE*
isn't relevant for so many of you, but there might (hopefully!) be others
just as knowledgeable elsewhere! :)

Good luck!

Ragnhild K. Brekke

>
>Walt G: You have experience with woodworking - what do you think about
>this idea for Winston:
>It seems obvious to me that there is wood to wood contact in the barrel
>tenon. Warm the barrel at the sticking joint. At some point that area
>of the barrel will have expanded enough to increase the inner dimension
>of the barrel tenon thereby allowing the tenon to release its grip. Is
>there a risk of cracking the barrel? If this might work what method
>might be safety used to apply the heat?
>
>GaryT
>
>Winston Calvert wrote:
>>
>> If anyone has ideas for separating the barrel from the upper joint, please
>> let me know. The "twisting really hard" thing isn't cutting it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Winston Calvert
>> http://www.shawneelink.net/~jcalvert/winston
>>
>

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