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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-10-13 17:11
Attachment: Pinning_on_Crack.jpg (189k)
There were some posts about good crack repairs, bad crack repairs, what method is best, is pinning good or only gluing, etc. etc.
To remove any doubt, here is the ultimate method for crack repair.
Photo attached.
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Author: Avie
Date: 2009-10-13 20:31
I dont know the best way to fill a crack. Im sure you are aware thats not the best way. You could do a BB search and find an assortment of ideas on clarinet cracks.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-10-13 21:36
Very interesting. Now we've finally found the ultimate way to fix a clarinet crack. I think the person that did that is perhaps just a bit cracked themselves and now they found the way to get screwed, and with a wing nut to boot . ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-10-13 23:34
That is frightening! Still trying to figure out what kind of clarinet that is.
I have heard of a nut and bolt-style way of pinning cracks, but the nut and bolt head are only around 3.5-4mm maximum and hidden well within the wood.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2009-10-13 23:36)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-10-14 04:07
>> I dont know the best way to fill a crack. Im sure you are
>> aware thats not the best way. You could do a BB search
>> and find an assortment of ideas on clarinet cracks.
One of us didn't understand the other person was sarcastic but I'm not sure which one....
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Author: aero145
Date: 2009-10-14 11:37
There you go Stebbi from Iceland, a cracked Buffet!
No offence to the holder of this particular instrument.
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Author: lrooff
Date: 2009-10-14 14:22
Please tell me that was photoshopped...
Last spring, I worked on an alto clarinet where the screws for the thumb rest had stripped out. The enterprising owner took care of the problem by nailing the thumb rest in place, leaving three nails protruding all the way through the bore. For some unimaginable reason, the horn didn't play very well afterwards...
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Author: superson
Date: 2009-10-14 18:37
wow, i have an urge to do that to mine now, is that someones actual clarinet?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-10-14 22:08
Or, is someone on here going to own up that they own it, or worse still - they did it?
The red stuff makes it look even more gory than if it was just the bolt and wing nut.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-10-14 22:08
(duplicate post)
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2009-10-14 22:21)
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Author: fuzzystradjazz
Date: 2009-10-14 23:09
That's great...but I think you're missing the point. That isn't a crack repair - that's the wonderful quality of clarinets straight off the assembly line today - it's the new "Articulated Y#" key! ;^)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-10-15 14:25
Here is the story behind this "repair".
There was a poll about favorite size for pinning wire. Someone answered 1/4-20 as a joke. For those not familiar with thread sizes, this is a very big thread with much bigger diameter than anything close to pinning wire.
After reading that, one repairer, who is also a teacher in a repair program in college, had one of their students do this repair with a 1/4-20 bolt as a joke. I think the red is extra strong thread locker.
The joint was a very badly cracked warrenty return, and was donated to their repair program by Buffet.
Post Edited (2009-10-15 14:28)
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Author: ginny
Date: 2009-10-16 18:52
I my dear clarinet is in the shop for a crack as I type. I'm thinking I want a fake screw like that for it on my Halloween gig that's coming up shortly. The clarinet of Frankenstein or is it Frankensteen?
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Author: BartHx
Date: 2009-11-05 00:08
Clearly only Frankensteen would have enough class to appreciate the beautiful music potentially made by that instrument. Maybe someone could make a fortune selling a clip on version if you could find a way to control the buzz.
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Author: BrianChau
Date: 2009-11-05 05:51
hm... the curvature of the clarinet and the random cut-out hear the bottom suggests to me that this is not an actual clarinet, but a piece of cardboard with clarinet printed on it
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