Klarinet Archive - Posting 000308.txt from 2006/02

From: "Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb" <gsecomb@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Please Help - R13 Greenline Top Joint Broken!
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:12:15 -0500

Wayne Thompson wrote:
> Clark Fobes describes a trick with super glue that has
> worked great on my horn. A small bead of glue is used
> to take up the very small space between tenon and
> socket that leads to the kind of wobble that cork
> doesn't help. I don't know if this trick is well
> known or used much by other repairmen.

I have also used this approach, but please make sure the glue is completely
dry before assembling the instrument, or .....

The old Erick Brand Repair Manual says that the clearance between the male
and female tenons should be no more than 5/1000 of an inch on the diameter.
If you have 10/1000 inch no amount of cork will tale away the wobbles, so
the clearance needs to be made correct to solve the problem.

Cheers,
Geoff.

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