Klarinet Archive - Posting 000149.txt from 2004/01

From: "Keith" <100012.1302@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re Cracks, cracks
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:44:27 -0500

Thanks Forest, Steve, and others who have commented on the carbon fiber
method.

I have one supplementary: your post refers to a complete band around the
circumference of the instrument. Steve Fowler's seems to imply that shorter
segments are used, rather like the length of pins but on the surface. Is
this a different method or have I misunderstood? Or is it a variant to use
when a complete band would have to go through a tone hole?

Keith Bowen

> Keith,
>
> Carbon fiber, as you know, is not very elastic...but very
> strong. I believe
> that many of the good repair supply vendors have the carbon
> fiber thread
> available. I've seen carbon fiber bands done with such finesse and
> craftsmanship, that it is almost impossible to find the band.
> Even when
> looking carefully at the clarinet.
>
> The first time I observed this process was in the
> Libertyville distribution
> point for Buffet instruments (now in California). Francois
> Kloc introduced
> me to his head technician on one of my trips to Libertyville.
> He was in the
> process of repairing a local professional player's clarinet
> using the carbon
> thread. I've seen this technique used several times now.
> Several repair
> people tell me that it works very well on stubborn cracks that resist
> successful pinning.
>
> Forest Aten

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