Klarinet Archive - Posting 000134.txt from 2006/02

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Eb barrel?
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:08:11 -0500

Are their bands made for this purpose, or do people just take the
cheap route and buy a metal plumbing band?

On 2/10/06, Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net> wrote:
> Curtis,
> I have been told that there are two schools of thought on cracks:
> 1) Pin or band them. This will stop that crack from spreading. HOWEVER,
> this MAY put undue strain on the rest of the joint and cause cracks in
> other places.
> 2) Simply fill the crack and if it opens more, keep filling it - sooner
> or later the wood will stop changing and there will be no more cracks.
> HOWEVER, it may be a long time (if ever) before the wood settles down
> and conceivably could affect the structural integrity of the wood.
> Take your pick. If you fill the crack, you could use a variety of
> materials. The folx I spoke to like super glue.
> I will say that most of the people I talked to preferred banding.=
A
> minority said just let it be and keep filling.
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Feb 10, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Curtis Bennett wrote:
>
> > I have an Eb clarinet that has a slight crack in the barrel. An
> > attempt was made to repair the barrel at one time, but appears to be
> > leaking. As such, it no play so well, to put it mildly.
> >
> > However, if I hold my thumb up to the crack, and "seal" it, what I can
> > play with just my left hand sounds superb. It has a clear, resonant
> > tone - better, in fact, than the other Eb that I normally play in
> > community band.
> >
> >
> > Last night, I put it in a wood clamp, and applied a thin layer of
> > super glue over the crack on the inside to see if it would hold. I
> > haven't tried it yet, but I suspect that once I put it back on the
> > horn, inserting it on the spindle is going to cause it to expand, thus
> > re-opening the barrel.
> >
> > Another solution I had was to put a pipe clamp on it. You know, the
> > kind you see under your sink. I could wrap it around, and then screw
> > it down real tight. I'd probably paint such a thing black so it didn't
> > stand out like a sore thumb.
> >
> > Given that I only play in community bands (and I'm not even doing that
> > at the moment), such a solution at least seems somewhat feasible. I'm
> > not so proud to really care what people think of me, or my instrument.
> > :)
> >
> > But my question is - is it possible to fix these kinds of things? How
> > feasible is it to replace these barrels? This isn't a Buffet
> > instrument, it's a Cabart, so I'm certain that the manufacturer has
> > long been lost to time. Can a professional woodworker recreate a
> > barrel given an appropriate piece of wood to work with?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Curtis Bennett
> >
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