Klarinet Archive - Posting 000315.txt from 2006/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Please Help - R13 Greenline Top Joint Broken!
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:20:01 -0500

At 07:17 PM 2/24/2006 -0800, Gary Van Cott wrote:
>If you sit on them on a bed they break.

It's not much good for flutes, either. We seem to get about one of those a
month -- flutes that play around corners. :-) The middle tenon joint
seems to be the weakest and most vulnerable part of the clarinet. If too
much pressure is applied, SOMETHING will give out. If it is the tenon, you
can do the tenon graft and save the upper joint. But if the SOCKET breaks,
you are pretty much stuck with buying a new lower joint and having your
keys transferred. It is possible that the Greenline material, although
strong, is a bit more brittle than wood or plastic. Anecdotal evidence
suggests Greenlines have more trouble than others, but I have not seen any
real statistics.

>Gary
>
>>Yup. I've heard of more than a few of these. I've never heard of a tenon
>>breaking on a "real" clarinet - but from Bill's post, I suppose that happens
>>too.
>
>
>Bill Hausmann
>
>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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