Klarinet Archive - Posting 000044.txt from 2005/02

From: "Aaron Hayden" <haydenmusic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] loose barrel rings
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:50:02 -0500

Sue, I've been a tech for about 30 years. I've also studied with David
Weber and he arranged for me to spend some time with Hans Moennig. I'm not
suprised than the tech that has about 50 year experience uses the same
technique as I do.

Aaron Hayden
Aaron Hayden Band Instrument Repair
Cape Coral, Fl 33990
239-297-8643
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] loose barrel rings

>> 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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