Klarinet Archive - Posting 000902.txt from 2003/03

From: "Avi Rostov" <musictek@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Stuck bell, again!
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 01:15:52 -0500

Buffet clarinet serial numbers--
62458-65956 1960
65957-69717 1961
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From: "Holloways" <holloways@-----.za>
Subject: [kl] Stuck bell, again!

> Hi Guys
>
> Seems things went off the rails a bit. Here's some more info and my idea.
>
> The bell is not glued. The owner simply didn't play the clarinet for over
> twenty years and left the bell on the bottom joint all that time. It's
most
> likely that the wood has swollen and is tight against the bell. Certainly
> all the other joints will have to be shaved as well as recorked as they
are
> all sticking wood against wood from swelling. They were stored here in
> Durban which is known for its humid summers.
>
> I'm thinking of heating the ring carefully with a soldering iron in the
hope
> that the bell will expand enough to release some tightness. I emphasise
> 'carefully'! If I leave the bell as it is playing the clarinet after so
many
> years could cause it to crack as the bottom joint will heat up before the
> bell..
>
> Incidentally, anyone know where I can research the serial numbers? They
are
> early, 65***.
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Ian H.
>
>
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