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Author: presto214
Date: 2004-06-16 23:49
My top joint cracked on my Concerto a little while ago and we had it replaced. The top joint doesn't fit very well and after playing for a while the wood expands and it is almost impossible to take off. I have to use an extreme amount of force to loosen up the top and bottom joint. I get scared that im going to bend or break a key every time I to this.
It's not because the cork is too big because the cork has been pushed so close together that there is no height difference between the wood and the cork. Could an instrument repair person from a local store fix this or would I have to send it off to Leblanc to help it fit better?
AAHHH!
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2004-06-17 00:00
Any reputable technician can correct the fit, in a few of minutes. This has to be done to almost all French instruments coming to my country - often twice.
<P>If you send it back, the chances are that by the time it gets there the timber will have changed and it will no longer be tight. Ideally it should be adjusted STRAIGHT after a period during which its use has been typical.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2004-06-17 14:11
Not clear just "what" your had replaced...the tenon, the section, or what. Or am I just dense??
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-06-17 14:22
Bob,
Sounds to me like a crack appeared in the UJ (probably a new clarinet, and under warranty) and when that happens the company can (and in this case DID) opt to replace the entire upper joint. Which means he probably now has mismatched serial numbers on the upper/lower joints unless they stamped a new UJ with a serial number that matches.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: OpusII
Date: 2004-06-17 14:33
Alexi,
The UJ is problably without serial number....They have to stamp them later on the UJ. That's the way Buffet does it, looks to me that Leblanc would do the same....
Eddy
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Author: AET
Date: 2004-06-17 16:35
I recently bought a concerto... The top joint also cracked and I have LOTS of trouble getting it apart. I need lots of force to get mine apart too. Just thought i'd say I have the same problem.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-06-17 17:02
Interesting. Didn't know it worked that way, Eddy. Live and learn!
AET,
Most of the time that EXTREME dificulty taking apart joints is due to the wood of the tenon swelling slightly with the moisture/heat from your mouth and it 'binding' with the wood in the socket. If you do some searches I'm sure you'll hit something that describes what you're experiencing. In any event, it's usually said that a quick trip to the repair shop fixes this problem easily.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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