Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 2005/02

From: X-MailScanner-raycraft@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] loose barrel rings
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:30:58 -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.

This is interesting to me, since my local tech says the same thing....he
shrinks the metal
ring. What I have heard from most everyone else, is either use paper shims
(which I
have done) or humidify the wood (which I have also done, with orange peels).
But my tech has been at it for over 50 years so I imagine he has enough
experience
to know what he is talking about. Up until now he had been only one I had
heard this
from though.

Sue

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