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Author: it
Date: 2003-08-13 13:39
I got a used clarinet, well actually my mom did... And she knows NOTHING about clarinets.. Its a bundy, and like a million years old... She bought it beacuse it was the cheapest that the store had.. When she got it home, i pointed out the mold that was inside it.. and than she proceded to tell me that i wasn't allwed to return it beacuse the store had no return policy... So i than proceded to find mold spores all alond the body.. So i decided to take the keys off of it.. And clean it up.
Well, now all the keys are off of it, and all the mold ness gone.. but comes the question.. HOW DO I PUT IT BACK TOGETHER??? I have tried multiple times, and always end up with too many screws, when i know for a fact that i didb't have enough to begin with...
Oh yeah, i also need to have it back together in 3 hours for marching band rehersal... Please help!!!
(i am never going to try THIS again!!! Belive me!!!)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-08-13 13:49
Every kid does this. Once. I certainly did.
Take everything to a repair shop and charge off to experience the $20 or so they'll charge to put the instrument back together.
Next time, as you take off each key, screw the rod or screw back into where it came out, and lay the keys out on a towel in an "exploded view" of the instrument.
It's a lot easier the second time, and by the third, you hardly notice any problems.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2003-08-13 13:58
Borrow another clarinet (preferably a Bundy) and use that one to identify the parts locations for the one that is apart. (Do NOT take the borrowed instrument apart!) Work slowly and carefully, don't force anything,and be sure that every screw engages its threads easily. Check the "action" of each key as you install it. Some have springs that need to be "hooked" onto notched posts. Your 3 hour timetable is not realistic of course.
For the future...
Something like a clarinet can be taken apart in small sections, cleaned, and replaced before moving to the next section.
If you do need to take something all the way apart, work on a white sheet or piece of cardboard,and keep all the pieces in the order of removal. If possible, take pictures first or get an expolded view diagram.
I've rebuilt V8 car engines, but still hesitate to take my clarinet all the way apart!
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Author: it
Date: 2003-08-13 15:43
Yay! I got it back together!!! But 2 keys are beain held down with rubber bands, beacuse the wire isnt srtong enough.. lol.. And like 3 screws are too long, and sticking out of their holes.. I am gonna try again this weekend.. lol. but for now, IT WORKS!!! YAY! Thanks!!!
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2003-08-14 11:59
It,
Check and see if the "screws" that are sticking out might really be rods. It is hard to figure how screws, usually at pivot points are sticking out. My guess is that you've got several rods in incorrect locations. See if there are some rods that are too short for their location. Sometimes, getting rods that are too short out can be a problem since backing out of the rod relies on the threads and if too short may not come above the surface of the post so you can remove it.
You may need to resort to contacting a tech anyhow.
HRL
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2003-08-14 15:10
Mark,
Not really as you probably know that all rods are may not be of exactly equal length. Once after removing keys on the left B, C, C# (and alternate Eb on my clarinet) to change a cork, I got a short rod in a long rod location. I did not realize it until I put in the next one and it was too long by a good bit. I had a tough time getting the short one out and had consulted a BB member about what to do. I was on the verge of sending the section to him to cut the post and re-install one and as if by magic, on one last try with lots of side pressure on the screwdriver, I was able to extract the rod.
HRL
Post Edited (2003-08-14 19:46)
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2003-08-15 23:32
There are often springs (especially D#/G#, and F#/C# - and in general all springs that keep keys closed) that neeed to be hitched on AS THE KEY IS INSTALLED. If you hitch them on later you will have to bend them too far to get over the spring cradles, and the springs will no longer have enough tension.
A very common problem for people working on their own instruments.
Post Edited (2003-08-17 07:02)
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