Klarinet Archive - Posting 000301.txt from 2006/02

From: jen morales <jmlmoral@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Please Help - R13 Greenline Top Joint Broken!
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:56:35 -0500

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me with my little
disaster! It's really good to know that all hope is not lost. :)

On Feb 22, 2006, at 6:46 PM, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> On a wood or even plastic clarinet, a tenon graft can be performed. I
> presume it can be done on a Greenline, too, although either wood or
> plastic would probably be used as material for the new tenon. The
> entire broken tenon is removed and the body drilled out a little to
> accept a new tenon piece which is inserted into the body. The job
> will run AT LEAST $100, probably more. Many shops can perform the
> work, or can send it out to someone who does. The completed tenon
> should be just as strong as the original.

Bill - Thank you for the information regarding the procedure, including
the terminology. I'm surprised that it is possible to restore full
strength to the replaced tenon, but that's really good to know!

On Feb 22, 2006, at 7:20 PM, Rommel John Miller wrote:
> As a courtesy, I sent a copy of Jen's e-mail to Larry Naylor, of
> Naylor's
> Custom Wind Repair out in Littleton, Co. -- He does primo work,
> Hopefully
> he will get in contact with Jen and be able to help her out.

Rafi - Thank you so much for passing my information along! I'm so glad
you guys can help me take the guesswork out of choosing a repairperson.

On Feb 23, 2006, at 3:24 AM, Reedsoaker@-----.com wrote:
> It can most definitely be repaired. A very similar break happened to
> my
> Greenline oboe a few years ago.
> The right people to send it to are Buffet themselves. It can be
> repaired as
> Bill described (with Greenline, though) or a new top joint can be
> fitted. It
> will have to go to France to be done. I chose the repair option, as I
> like
> the instrument very much. Even knowing what was done, the repair is
> virtually
> impossible to see. Here is their info:

Phil - Thank you so much for the contact info for Buffet. Yeah,
someone in the department said my only option to get it replaced with
Greenline would be to go through Buffet, and my response was, "I have
to ship it to Paris?!" But I guess the USA satellite would take care
of that. Do you suppose the Greenline material is particularly
susceptible to breakage since you had a similar experience? :- The
same exact thing happened to my boyfriend's R13 Greenline about 8 years
ago, and after the repair, the upper joint still rocks a bit in the
socket no matter what kind of cork is used there.

On Feb 23, 2006, at 3:49 AM, gene keyes wrote:
> I would suggest that you contact Guy Chadash in NY
> http://chadashclarinet.com/
> His work is absolutely beautiful.
> Phone number should also be on the website.

Gene - Thanks so much for the recommendation! I wasn't sure if Chadash
also did repairs or just custom barrels, so thank you!

On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:03 AM, sherman friedland wrote:
> Dear Jen Morales:
> I am terribly sorry for your misfortune in the breakage of your
> Greenline.
> Since I have recently written an article on the instrument , I
> reported your misfortune immediately on my website.
> If I were you, I would let your directors know, the local Buffet
> Agency, or the place where you bought the instrument and the largest
> Buffet Agency you can find anywhere. This should be reported because
> it is a crime to have that happen, and of course, it is not your
> fault.
> I would even threaten to sue them becuase this accident certainly
> violates the "raison d'etre" for their manufacture of the instrument.
> Again , my sincerely, sorrow for your accident.

Sherman - Thank you so much for your information and for letting others
know about it through your website. I'm not completely sure that I
would place the blame on Buffet necessarily just because sliding down
stairs isn't exactly what I would consider normal use of a clarinet.
;)

However (!) as I said in my response to Phil, the same exact thing
happened to the same tenon on my boyfriend's R13 Greenline about 8
years ago (He fell with his clarinet in his hand). It was actually him
who first noticed that my clarinet was broken after I fell. "It broke
the same way mine did!" So I do think that you are perhaps on to
something. It is unfortunate since after his repair, his clarinet was
never quite the same, and he said the resistance changed, even after
having it overhauled by Brannen to make sure it wasn't because of corks
or pads.

I do feel like it should not have broken though considering that my
hand should have absorbed some of the impact, and the fall was quite
short (there are only 3 short steps in the band room, just because the
seating is tiered). I was very surprised that it broke the way it did.
I mean, the first thing I was thinking when I fell was "did I just
break my good reed?" and "is my mouthpiece tip okay?" You know, the
things that you would think are fragile. I never thought a small drop
like that would snap the clarinet apart like that. From now on, I'll
be putting my clarinet away when I'm going from the practice rooms to
the band room for class. :-

~jen morales

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