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Re: barrel mismatch

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-06-25 13:17

Hi Anne - J O J's help so far is VG, apparently the previous owner found it necessary the lengthen [some say pull] the barrel by a minimum of 1/8" to get in tune. So check out the pitch, if the "concert A" is at least 440-442, I'd leave it as is, and make any small adjustments by "pulling" the mouthpiece slightly to get down to the group's tuning pitch, or experiment with slightly shorter mps to get up to their pitch. Removing the ring might be a considerable problem, particularly if the cl has not been used for some time and the wood has shrunk slightly. I'd suggest first using a few drops of bore oil placed on the [inverted] top of the ring, also lightly oil the outside of the barrel, and let set for a day or so. Then perhaps a finger-pull as JOJ said might work. When I have a [recently] stuck ring, I use a medium sized [small tip] screwdriver and carefully try to urge it loose and out. You cl techs, Please help with other "tricks" LUCK, Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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