Klarinet Archive - Posting 000828.txt from 2003/03

From: b1rite@-----. Rite)
Subj: Re: [kl] Stuck bell, again!
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 14:15:54 -0500

<><> Ian H. wrote:
It's most likely that the wood has swollen and is tight against the
bell.

This is not 'advice' --- it's a 'comment'. I'm not a knowledgeable
repairman, and I don't want to be responsible for a cracked clarinet,
but:

It seems to me that storing the instrument in a dry environment (perhaps
a thoroughly air conditioned room?) for a month or so (you mentioned
that the humidity is high in Durban) may be a gentler way of reversing
any swelling that may have occurred. Heating the ring seems a risky
and perhaps ineffective way to proceed (imo, of course).

Cheers,
Bill

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