Klarinet Archive - Posting 000256.txt from 2005/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] warped tenons
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 10:36:11 -0400

At 12:11 PM 5/15/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>I imported a selmer clarinet and have been breaking it in 10 mins a day,
>but today i tried to put it together this morning and the joint between
>the two middle sections is very tight. It's not the cork, it's the wood
>below it. If i say it fits TOO exactly, does that make sense? I think the
>wood in the top joint has swollen more than the bottom, and it is really
>tight.
>I have only been breaking in for 3 weeks, and it has come to the uk from
>the us, so i guess humidity here is different.
>Is it likely to settle? I don't want to force it together, as i'm afraid
>it won't come apart again.

This is quite common, perhaps more common on the top joint-to-barrel
tenon. I suppose you could say that the joint was machined too perfectly,
so that a very slight change due to wood expansion has made it too
tight. Have your tech look at it. He will probably sand ever so little
off of the end of the tenon. You certainly do not want it to get stuck, as
it could be badly damaged when you try to get it apart. Too loose, of
course, is also very bad, so have it done by someone you can sue later! :-)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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