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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-02-21 01:06
What is the middle chimney of the lower joint of a Bb clarinet? If it is replaced, does it cause a problem with the instrument?
Thanks!
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-02-21 04:30
Clarinet chimneys are the raised open tone holes that have moveable metal rings (Brille keys) around them. They extend out beyond the outer circumference of the body like little chimneys:) The lower joint middle chimney is the second one down from the joint socket, (un)covered by the right middle finger. If a chimney is severely damaged it's usually 'drilled' out and replaced by a 'plug' of matching material, bored and turned to match the replaced one. Done properly, it should cause no problem whatsoever
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2003-02-21 15:01
Every well-equipped repair shop has a supply of ground-up grenadilla, made from cracked joints, which is mixed with epoxy to rebuild broken chimneys.
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Author: Todd W.
Date: 2003-02-21 16:15
Ground-up grenadilla and epoxy -- kind of a quasi-Greenline replacement part. Hmmm, bionic clarinets . . . is there a TV series here somewhere?
Todd W.
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