Klarinet Archive - Posting 000037.txt from 2005/02

From: Daniel Fairhead <madprof@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] loose barrel rings
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:38:50 -0500


> The proper way is to bring the clarinet to a repair technician that has a
> ring machine. It is a press with different size dies to shrink the rings.
> It cost's about $500.00. I've been doing repairs for about 30 years and
> tried many different techniques. This is the same technique that the
> factories use. I been off this list for about 5 years. Some of you might
> know me.

Aaron, if the rings become loose due to the wood shrinking, because of humidity,
or something like that, then wouldn't tightening the rings cause excess
pressure on the wood if the humidity should change later? And mightn't
this cause / exacerbate cracks? I know nothing about all this, so this is
a query, not an attack or challenge or anything. :-)

Dan

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