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Author: lilclarinetist
Date: 2005-03-24 01:41
A few days ago, I got a new mouthpiece. When I put my clarinet together, the mouthpiece somehow got stuck in the barrel. I did put a lot of cork grease on the mouthpiece beforehand, but obviously I did not put on enough. Any suggestions on the separation of the barrel and mouthpiece? I've tried a few things, and they didn't work. I appreciate the help.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-03-24 01:47
Try tightening a cloth or leather lig on the mouthpiece. It'll give you better grip to pull it apart (as you twist of course).
Also try wiggling the barrel and mouthpiece side to side (instead of twisting).
Usually, the answer that proves the most successful would be to find someone who can wrench them apart with a firm grip, and then having the barrel SLIGHTLY opened up a bit to prevent it from happening again in the future.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: susieray
Date: 2005-03-24 02:19
By rocking the mouthpiece back and forth, while pulling at the same time, you should be able to gradually work the mouthpiece loose. Sometimes it takes awhile though.
Sue
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Author: pewd
Date: 2005-03-24 02:23
once apart, i'd remove a tiny bit of cork instead of removing wood from the barrel. the cork on many new mouthpieces tends to be tight. you can always add cork, but you can't replace wood thats been sanded off the barrel.
-paul
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-03-24 03:07
Yes, removing cork is a much better solution than removing wood from the barrel imho because what if you eventually want to use a different mouthpiece with this barrel, or use this mouthpiece on a different barrel or clarinet?
Post Edited (2005-03-24 03:07)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-03-24 13:29
I realize some posters here advocate "rocking" as an assist to removing stuck components but caution is advised as this isn't something a novice should do without experienced guidance on hand....I keep a 4inch square piece of surgical rubber(used for rehab hospital patients exercise) in my case to assist in getting a grip on parts...for twisting purposes
Bob Draznik
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