Klarinet Archive - Posting 000172.txt from 2003/02

From: "Roger Benson" <rbenson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] new r-13 question
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:07:46 -0500

Me too, it does get better as you go along...

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From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
Subject: Re: [kl] new r-13 question

At 02:29 AM 2/7/2003 -0500, Dan Arsenault wrote:
>I am happily breaking in my new Bb R-13. In our cold and dry New
England
>winter, however, I'm having just a bit of trouble with assembly and
>disassembly. Yup, joint cork too tight. Even after applying buffet
cork
>grease at the beginning of a rehearsal tonight, I had a very
difficult time
>getting the Chaddash barrel and bell off. Any suggestions?

It is entirely likely that you are getting wood-on-wood binding, not
just
tight cork joints. This happens very frequently with new clarinets,
especially the high-quality models that are made to tighter
tolerances, as
the instrument breaks in and the wood expands and contracts. It is
very
easily corrected by a technician, and should be done at no charge by
the
store you bought it from.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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