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Author: funkymunky
Date: 2003-04-25 06:18
I have a $20 clarinet made of several different brands. It wobbles at the joints so I put a couple tabs of cork at the base of the upper joint, it stopped the wobble but now it plays horribly out of tune. I took off the tabs and figured if I widen the bottom tenon of the top joint it wouldnt wobble anymore and be easier to tune.
I bought this clarinet for the sole reason to practice fixing. I used Ferree's Jet Magic epoxy at the tenon to widen it. But it wont dry,I have used equal amounts and mixed very well. and 3 days later it still wont dry. It is quite a bit sticky.
I have used Jet Magic before for refacing a horrible sounding Rico sax mouthpiece. I preheated the oven to 200 degrees then turned it off and put the mouthpiece in. After 30 minutes it was dry enough to sand.
That was just a cheap plastic mouthpiece in the oven. I was wondering how bad it would be to put a resonite clarinet in the oven. I dont wanna mess up the pads or the body. I just repaded all the keys that didnt have stuck screws. And it sounds great as long as I dont play with anyone.
Does anyone know if it could handle 200 degrees I would rather not experiment first if someone knows how to do this correct.
I need to know because I also have an artley with a small piece of tenon missing. And a lark with a piece missing off a tone hole. The only thing I know to use is Jet Magic which was made for fixing these clarinet problems.
And if the stuff wont dry in less than a couple days I dont know.....
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Author: Forest Aten
Date: 2003-04-25 14:53
Take it to a good instrument repairman.......just my suggestion.
Oven? 200 degrees.....I would love to be there for the meltdown.
;-)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-04-25 14:57
Interesting discourse,funky. Non- drying can result from "old" ingredients past their shelf life and from not dleaning "stuff" adequately from the parts to be mended. I, myself, would not even consider putting any clarinet parts in the oven at 200 deg.F. ...plastic,rubber or wood either in the hopes of accelerating chemical action or drying. "Super glue" by any name does have a shelf life after which you might as well dispose it.
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