Klarinet Archive - Posting 000141.txt from 2004/02

From: "Kent Krive" <k.krive@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Loose bell rings
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:12:39 -0500

Walter,

In the interest of keeping the wood at its intended dimensions (and the
rings tight), I prefer humidification. Orange peels are my choice; others
have cited Dampits, etc.

Depending on the length of time the average service job takes, could you
humidify to an extent sufficient to tighten rings (a couple of days or so),
then give strong advice to the customer as to what is happening when the
rings get loose? JAI :-)

Kent

----- Original Message -----
From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: [kl] Loose bell rings

> As the winter drags on and indoor humidity levels continue to be so low,
just
> about every clarinet I see has a loose ring at the bottom of the bell.
>
> Does anybody out there have a good way to tighten these without using a
> banding press and a bell ring die set? Frankly, using these things scare
the devil
> out of me!
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetXpress.com
> New Jazz/Klezmer mouthpiece now on eBay
>
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