Klarinet Archive - Posting 000141.txt from 2006/02

From: "Bruce M" <bmcgar@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Eb barrel?
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:21:19 -0500


As good as the advice you've gotten about your barrel has been, you're
probably going to have to pay a bundle if you can find someone who can do a
good job banding it. Nearly as much, or more, than replacing it with a new
custom barrel.

Walter Grabner (clarinetxpress.com) doesn't list an eefer barrel, but he may
make one for you. Clark Fobes (clarkwfobes.com) sells his custom eefer
barrel for about $150 through Woodwind/Brasswind.

My guess is that banding an and eefer barrel by someone who really knows
what they're doing is going to run at least a hundred bucks, probably more.

B.

>From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Eb barrel?
>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:05:58 -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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>Curtis Bennett
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