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Author: Johannes Cabal
Date: 2009-08-27 23:50
I'm a college student studying the Bass Clarinet. I play on an amati kraslice low c bass clarinet. I was putting my mouthpiece on the horn today and the neck shattered into three different pieces. This is the first time this has happened to me, my question is what types of necks would be compatible with the instrument? I'm interested in investing in a Charles Bay neck, would that work with the instrument. Any and all help or advice would be appreciated.
[ Thread retitled for clarity - GBK ]
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Author: USFBassClarinet
Date: 2009-08-27 23:52
how old is the horn? did you try to contact amati at all about it? seems like something they would replace. I have no idea what would be compatible with it though. Perhaps you have a colleague you could try their neck?
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2009-08-28 01:50
Please explain "shattered into three different pieces". Perhaps some parts came unsoldered and can be repaired?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-08-28 11:02
If the solder joints failed, then it's easy to solder back together. Just be sure to clean all the soldered areas thoroughly as the solder joints are only successful if they're prepared well, and any oxidisation or corrosion will prevent a good soldered joint.
Remove all the old solder and any corrosion with a scraper and abrasives right back down to expose shiny base metal (but don't remove too much base metal) so the solder will flow through the joint and take to all surfaces it's meant to. Make sure the joints are a good close fit instead of being loose.
Then add flux to the areas to be soldered and pit the pieces back together making sure they're lined up properly - you can then bind them with wire or use some kind of jig to be sure nothing moves, then heat the areas to be soldered with a flame and apply the solder, making sure it flows to fill all gaps.
Any solder that has run onto the silver plating can be wiped off by heating the excess directly with a flame and wiping quickly with a dry cotton cloth to remove the solder, but only apply the heat just to melt the excess solder otherwise you'll have the joint come apart again if you heat it up too much. Then use metal polish to remove the patch left where the solder was.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-08-28 14:43
"shatter" , assuming it's a factual description may indicate stress corrosion cracking which can be caused by exposure to ammonia compounds.....perhaps used for cleaning.
Bob Draznik
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