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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-01-20 21:47
What some people charge for a complete overhaul at $150 dollars generally means re-padding and other necessary things. This is not a complete overhaul! That process involves stripping the clarinet back to basics including removing the posts, washing and oiling the body, replacing all springs, all bumper corks, pads, tenon corks and swedging the keywork. New rods need to be made if necessary and dodgy screws replaced. The instrument must then be voiced to eliminate hiss and to correct intonation as much as possible. I very much doubt that for $150 you are going to get a "complete" overhaul. The process should also take around a month because of the washing and oiling stages which cannot be hurried. Having done hundreds of complete overhauls on clarinets, saxophones, bassoons and oboes I can tell you that most clarinets I come across are not worth it, likewise saxophones. It would want to have been a good instrument to start with. I have just completed two full overhauls on saxophones, Selmer's, and each cost AUD$1000. I am just about to complete one on a Selmer N series A clarinet which will end up costing about AUD$650 because it needs some new rods. Beware the cheap overhaul!
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Timothy |
2003-01-20 01:07 |
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JMcAulay |
2003-01-20 01:43 |
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Jim E. |
2003-01-20 03:48 |
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Synonymous Botch |
2003-01-20 12:06 |
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Mark Pinner |
2003-01-20 21:47 |
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Benni |
2003-01-20 22:54 |
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