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Author: aclar03
Date: 2006-07-13 23:53
what should i do about hairline cracks in the barrel and upper joint of a clarinet?
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2006-07-14 00:16
Take them to a tech immediately and have them pinned. You don't want the cracks to open up more. Trust me, I've had 6 cracks in one clarinet before-it wasn't a pretty picture.
Although, you might be able to get away with super glue, or something like that. Let's wait for the techs to reply on that one though.
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Author: diz
Date: 2006-07-14 00:37
Reminds me of a quote a very spiritual (and slightly mad) friend of mine says: "blessed are the cracked, they let the light in".
However, cracks on clarinets can turn into major problems ... it's advisable to take it to a repairer immediately.
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-07-14 13:59
Many hairline cracks that don't go through tone holes are reasonably stable, and only require filling (mainly for cosmetics) rather than the rather drastic approach of pinning. It possibly depends on your local climate.
For small cracks, filling/gluing with a thin superglue that 'wicks' deep into the crack can be very successful.
As with many operations, it can take time and experience to get a good cosmetic result rather than a gluey mess.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-07-14 14:23
Going to a good technician is required. Mine was able to superglue a crack that is no longer even visible.
Bob Phillips
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2006-07-14 15:21
Make sure it's not just "checked wood". This is just an open grain that looks an awful lot like a crack. The fact that it appears you have multiple cracks make me think they really aren't.
MOO,
Matt
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Author: crosswalkph
Date: 2006-07-15 15:33
Definitely get it pinned or filled. I have a 60's era Leblanc 400 Bass and it has some old flushbanding work on it from Lord knows when. The crack is still visible...not open, but you can tell where it is. This tells me that someone who owned it before me let the crack get out of hand.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-07-16 14:38
"This tells me that someone who owned it before me let the crack get out of hand."
Can't imagine why you would draw that conclusion.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-07-17 05:06
If we are talking about parallel cracks in a similar location along the instrument, then I would think that if an instrument is going to leap into multiple cracking, then it would be MORE inclined to do so if the first crack were pinned, because pinning concentrates stresses more localised, instead of allowing them to be spread around the circumference of any location along the instrument.
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