Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 2005/06

From: Tom Flavel <tom@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A second crack?
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 05:51:50 -0400

On 04/06/2005 23:12:22, Joseph Limacher wrote:
> My Bb clarinet is cracked, for the second time in its six-month life. The
> first crack, from the tenon to the G# post, appeared after six weeks of
> playing. That crack was pinned after being allowed to close completely.
> The current crack parallels the first crack and runs from the tenon to the A
> key's tone hole.

Could the pinning have caused the remaining wood to be under tension,
and hence form the crack in parallel?

--
Tom

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