Klarinet Archive - Posting 000089.txt from 2011/02

From: "Lars Kirmser" <music_trader@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Removing barrel rings
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:09:06 -0500

Hi Rachel,

It is always a precarious move to subject your instrument, or any part of
your instrument, to rapid and wide temperature changes, as this imposses
radical forces on the wood. I know of many cases where persons working as
repair tech's have, in fact, placed parts in the freezer for 5 or 10 minutes
without consequence, however, I always advise against this practice. The
method I described earlier (glancing blows, gradually working the ring off
the body part) has never failed for me. I would resist trying ANY technique
suggested by a non- repair professional; not that players-only aren't
trustworthy or knowledgeable, only that every once in a while you may be
steered in a radically wrong and dangerous direction, and it's just not
worth the risk. As a caveat, some so-called professional repair tech's will
not always have the correct answers to your problem, so, when you entrust
your instrument to a professional for repair, it is always wise to select
your repair person based upon recommendations from other knowledgeable
players and music professionals. The vocation of Musical Instrument
Technician is still in its infantcy in terms of industry standards and the
granting of credentials. If you would like to learn more about the history
and state of this vocation, I have published an article on my website
discussing this topic. If interested, go to:
http://www.musictrader.com/certif.html - Lars Kirmser

----- Original Message -----

From: "Rachel Roessel" <gsurosey@-----.com>
> I know in the winter when the temperature and humidity both drop, my rings
> loosen up (and fall off in the case of my cracked barrel). Would chilling
> and/or
> drying out the barrel help them to come off without damaging anything? I
> don't
> know if this would affect non-wood barrels, though.
>
> Rachel

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