Klarinet Archive - Posting 000391.txt from 2003/05

From: "Bill Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Quick survey on "Clarinet Overhaul"
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 16:34:23 -0400

Polishing. Add polishing. I would say $200 basic, $50 for polishing, and
some price per cork pad, plus some price per resurface and a flat fee for
intonation adjustment.

So a truly complete overhaul -- one where the instrument comes back better
than new and totally adjusted for maximum and most accurate play -- could be
in the $300+ range.

I got an A horn back from Thomas Ohme with some glue intentionally added to
one side of a pad covering the tone hole of the lower F (clarion C). I asked
him what that was all about, and he said it was because the tone hole was
warped and that resurfacing it might change the pitch. Say what??? I paid
his going rate to have glue sticking to one of the pads?

William T. Semple
Office: 202-364-2466
Home: 540-364-4823
Cell: 540-903-6645
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From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Quick survey on "Clarinet Overhaul"

> I get approached frequently with requests from clarinetists to have their
clarinets "overhauled". When I get into a discussion with them, I find that
each person has a slightly different definition of what an overhaul is.
>
> I thought I'd do a quick survey of what we on the list think an overhaul
should be. Maybe some questions with yes or no answers would help clarify.
For this discussion, let's assume a pro quality R-13, separately we can do
student model horns.
>
> An overhaul should consist of:
>
> Thorough cleaning of bore?
> Thorough cleaning of tone holes?
> Thorough cleaning or all hinge rods and hinge rod tubing?
> Thorough cleaning of all pivot screws?
> Oiling or oil immersion of the wood portions?
> All new tenon corks?
> All new key corks?
> All new pads?
> What quality Pads?
> All new springs?
> Re-surfacing tone holes?
> Swedging loose keys?
> Easing tight keys?
> Fixing loose key posts?
> Adjusting spring tension?
> Tuning work?
> Play test?
>
> Any other services?
>
> For the things that you said yes to, what would you expect to pay?
>
> What should the turn around time be, in a less than emergency repair?
>
> Thanks in advance, I for one can profit from any and all answers shared. I
also think as a community, we can collectively learn something here.
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetXpress.com
> clarinet mouthpieces and repairs
>
>
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