Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2010/09

From: "Clark Fobes" <claroneman@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Stuck barrel
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:45 -0400

I have a method that I have used for many years that works really well and I
suppose I should post an article with some photos on my website.

Barrels almost always get stuck on barrels when they are too tight to begin
with. Once moisture settles between the wood of the barrels and the wood of
the tenon both surfaces may swell and the barrel can become unmovable.
Placing the top joint with the barrel in the fridge for about 20 minutes can
help, but usually the really stuck ones don't respond to this.

For my method you are going to need:

A vise
Old belt or leather strap
Rubber or latex glove.

Cut a strip of the rubber or latex glove approximately 1" wide by about 6"
long. Close the vise to about 1/2 inch. Place the belt in the vice so that
it makes a loop slightly larger than the diameter of the barrel. Place the
rubber strip inside the loop. Place the barrel in the loop and cinch the
loop down tight and then close the vise so that the barrel is gripped very
firmly. (The rubber strip is necessary to keep the barrel from slipping)
With BOTH hands grip the body of the clarinet and twist. Try as much as
possible to exert most of the pressure from your grip on the body of the
clarinet and not the keys. This is going to take some pressure, but the
barrel will come loose.

Clark

www.clarkwfobes.com
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