Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2010/09

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] stuck tenon
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:57:25 -0400

First thing to try is to gently rock the barrel back and forth. If you can
get it to move even a little, you should be able to work it loose the rest
of the way by turning and pulling on the barrel until it loosens its grip
more. You probably have wood binding on wood - either the shoulder or end of
the tenon has swelled or the inside of the barrel's socket has. It sometimes
happens in warm, humid weather. If rocking doesn't work, you can try getting
someone else to hold the barrel with both hands and you hold the clarinet
top section in whatever way you can grip it that won't bend keys or rods,
then have the person holding the barrel try to turn it. A piece of sheet
rubber or a rubber band wrapped around the barrel can provide a more secure
grip on it - I've even found a handkerchief or small cloth towel can help.
Sometimes people put a stuck barrel (or bell) in the fridge for a couple of
hours to see if it may reduce the swelling that's causing the problem (but
I've never found that approach effective). There are probably other
suggestions in the archives. What you *shouldn't* do is try to pry the
barrel off by forcing any kind of tool under the joint. And don't grip the
instrument across any of the long rods (more of a problem when the bell and
lower section are involved) or unsupported keys. In my experience there
isn't much more that a repair tech can do except that if something *does*
get bent he/she is right there to straighten it.

Obviously, once it's apart, don't put it back together until you know the
same thing won't happen. Try applying fresh cork grease and then carefully
put the barrel on, but stop the instant you feel any resistance to normal
turning. If it continues to bind, you can wait until the weather cools off
and try it (carefully) again. If that doesn't solve the problem, or you
can't wait that long to use the barrel, you need to find where it's binding
and gently remove wood - depending on your level of confidence with it, you
may want a tech to that part.

Good luck.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: dickwilliams [mailto:dickwilliams@-----.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:40 AM
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: [kl] stuck tenon

So the other day playing on the A the pitch was bad so I
decided to switch barrels. I keep a short one in the case
started to put in on. It got stuck and I cannot seem to
remove it. Any ideas about removal?
Dick WIlliams
dickwilliams@-----.com
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