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Re: Filling Cracks on a Bb Clarinet

Author: stebinus2
Date: 2011-12-24 22:22

I once got a nice outcome on a very long crack on an upper key joint after scraping out a groove and applying the super glue with grenadilla dust. That was the hardest part as I had to work fast, one small section at a time with the glue drying almost immediately. After that it was a real mess but after filing and various grades of sanding down to an emery paper it came out very smooth and contiguous but grayish in color. I then "painted" it with a black sharpie pen, let it dry and then polished with a cloth. I think I may have repeated the sharpie applications once or twice. It came out a very good match, barely perceptible. That was several years ago and it still looks just as good. Be careful with that glue though. You don't want it on your fingers. I think there's some slow drying super glue that I would try if I was doing it again.

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