Klarinet Archive - Posting 000781.txt from 2003/04

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Something (Actually) About Clarinet
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:41:57 -0400

I think you're describing plastic finger hole chimneys. Some less
expensive wooden clarinets are put together this way because it is much
less expensive to do. When the raised chimneys are integral with the
body, additional steps must be taken to remove the wood around the
raised areas.

It is unfortunate that you have one in crooked right now. It needs to
be fixed properly because, from what you've said, it is still leaking.
You said the band director "popped" it back in. He didn't glue it, did
he?

I would suggest getting it properly, and hopefully permanently repaired
by a qualified repairman. This is not a huge job and shouldn't cost a
great deal.

On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 06:08 PM, Amanda Cassidy wrote:

> Is anyone familiar with wooden clarinets having plastic 'ring-like'
> things
> between the normal rings your fingers go on and the tone holes? My
> Selmer
> Omega apparently has them, and they've popped off more than once.
> When they
> do so, my clarinet doesn't play, it squeaks, in every register. The
> last
> time my band director popped one of them back in place (specifically
> the
> third ring, bottom joint), it was popped in crookedly, you can see a
> gap
> that wasn't previously there. My clarinet squeaks a lot now, like it
> does
> when the plastic rings are out, but it is playable if I am extremely
> cautious in changing registers. Any advice or information would be
> helpful.
> Everyone I've asked doesn't have any knowledge of the plastic rings
> (why
> they're there).
> -Amanda

Yours truly,

Richard Bush
Hope to see you in SLC @ ClarinetFest 2003
rbushidioglot@-----.com
ICA member

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