Klarinet Archive - Posting 000139.txt from 2005/06

From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] A second crack?
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:23:44 -0400

Dear Joseph,
Maybe your "horn" is trying to tell you to give up your submarine life?
Seriously, it is a brand new instrument? What brand? The wood might just not
be sufficiently seasoned. Or do you neglect swapping?
It never ever happened to me with any of my 30+ wooden clarinets in 15
years.
Best regards,
danyel
www.echoton.de/clar.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Limacher" <jlimacher@-----.net>
To: <Klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:12 AM
Subject: [kl] A second crack?

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.

Can anyone who has experience with multiple cracks provide information on
this phenomenon? Is my clarinet trying to tell me something? Does this
portend a troublesome future? Will I have to buy a roll of baling wire and
a case of duct tape to keep the creature in one piece?

Joseph Limacher
Seattle, WA

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