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Re: tight clarinet joints

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-05-28 14:23

You should contact a tech and make an appointment with them so they can refit the joints there and then.

It's not uncommon for joints to be tight on a new clarinet, though usually it's not just the cork that's tight - the wood can swell on the tenons making them bind in the sockets (and difficult to take apart).

It's better to get this sorted out sooner rather than later, though it can be done within an hour provided you make an appointment with your tech first. They will have to take the top joint side and trill keys off as well as the ring key for LH2 to refit the tenon properly.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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