Klarinet Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2011/09

From: "Steve Hartman" <sdh902@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Replacement bell?
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:30:29 -0400

My sense is that the ring is much too tight. It's understandable because
your repairperson doesn't want the crack to open again but it could be
loosened a little, which might just solve your problem.

-Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachel Roessel" <gsurosey@-----.com>
To: "Klarinet List" <klarinet@-----.com>; "Techlist"
<musical_instrument_technician@-----.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 10:20 PM
Subject: [kl] Replacement bell?

> Ever since I had a crack filled in it last December, the bell of my A
> clarinet (Buffet R13) frequently gets stuck on the tenon of the lower
> joint. This has been happening year-round during the past year, so I'm not
> sure how much humidity changes are messing with it. In order to get the
> bell off the lower joint, I have to rock it back and forth when twisting
> won't budge it. I don't remember this happening before I had the crack
> filled (the crack was in the tenon socket, and I think my tech shimmed the
> ring, too). I remember the first time I put it together after I got it
> back: It was New Years Eve late at night, and I spent the better part of
> the first 3 hours of this year trying to get things unstuck.
>
>
> Is there something I can do short of having the bell socket or lower joint
> tenon shaved, or should I look into a replacement bell? If replacement is
> the ultimate answer, what bells are out there that will fit my clarinet?
> The fact that the bell ring still cuts me sometimes is another vote for me
> to replace it.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rachel
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