Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 2010/09

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] stuck tenon
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:35 -0400

Cork grease would provide lubricant that I would reduce friction
between wood-wood contact. Obviously, serious wood binding needs more
than cork grease. (This would be where every last molecule of cork
grease is squeezed out as the components come together.) Nonetheless,
Dick Williams did not say what he thought the problem was. He only
said that the barrel-upper joint were stuck together. I am not
arguing against other people's suggestions. They sound quite good. I
am simply adding that use of cork grease reduces friction and makes it
easier to get the pieces apart. There are presumably a lot of people
reading this, including some newbie clarinetists (e.g. those to whom
Lelia wrote the warning about cigarette papers in clarinet cases at
school) and relatively seasoned amateurs like me for whom it can't
hurt to hear such a reminder.

For example, the trouble I was having with water in my G#/C# key
appears to have been mostly solved by not lying my clarinet down with
the G#/C# tone hole down.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Jones

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM, <sdschwaeg@-----.com> wrote:
> Jennifer,
> If the problem is wood binding, which it certainly seems to be, no amount=
of cork grease is going to make a difference. =A0If the problem persists, =
the instrument needs to be taken to a repair tech to have a small amount of=
wood sanded off, as has already been suggested by others.
> Sue Schwaegler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
> To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 3:54 pm
> Subject: Re: [kl] stuck tenon
>
>
> When you get it apart, make sure to use plenty of cork grease in the
> future! =A0:-)
>
> -Jennifer
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:40 AM, dickwilliams <dickwilliams@-----.com> wr=
ote:
>> 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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