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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2014-07-06 23:54
Hello all,
I recently purchased a Pan American Violin finish clarinet that has a socket that was badly damaged. There are multiple large chips in the wood, however the damage does not go past the socket. The most logical solution would be a socket graft, however the only replacement sockets I have are black, which would stand out on the clarinet. I am debating whether to just install a black socket graft and disregard the cosmetics or whether I should try to find some kind of replacement joint which would be very difficult. So I guess my question would be what some of you other repair men would do in this situation. The repair would also have to be economical as well as logical.
All opinions are appreciated
Post Edited (2014-07-06 23:57)
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Author: cyclopathic
Date: 2014-07-07 00:20
Is it a middle or the bell joint?
It is hard to comment w/o seeing it, but if you have all/most of the pieces you could build it back with superglue. Saw dust to fill the gaps.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-07-07 01:14
I would tend to favour an ebonite graft as being visually less intrusive and stronger than blackwood.
If economics are key then you can't really afford to be too fussy about appearance.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-07-07 02:15
These clarinets were really dreadful, and yours seems to be very poor condition. I think it's not worth the effort to restore.
Ken Shaw
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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2014-07-07 02:23
Ken Shaw wrote:
> These clarinets were really dreadful, and yours seems to be
> very poor condition. I think it's not worth the effort to
> restore.
>
> Ken Shaw
The broken socket is the only major problem with this instrument. Also I've already put my time and effort into it so I can't just forget about it.
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