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Author: Patrick Akridge
Date: 2014-02-02 11:27
Hello guys. I've been reading the forums for a while now, but just joined.
Have any of you clarinet players experienced your silver bell rings to be loose? If so, what effects has it had on your tone or playing overall?
Is this a common problem?
My ring is loose, but not to the point where it will fall or is removable. You have to use your hands to turn it, but it does move. In the disassembly of the instrument (grasping the bell in your right hand), you can surely feel it.
Thanks for your responses.
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way."
"Tomorrow you'll wished you had practiced more, so make every moment in the practice room count"
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way."
"Tomorrow you'll wished you had practiced more, so make every moment in the practice room count"
Post Edited (2014-02-02 06:38)
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Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2014-02-02 16:33
Loose rings are common in the winter when indoor humidity is low. The wood shrinks enough that the metal is no longer tight. If you are talking about the large ring at the bottom of the bell, some repairmen have a press that can compress the ring and make it tighter.
An easier and safer fix is to make sure the instrument is used and maintained in the correct humidity. Use humidifyers outside and inside the case. Check the acrchives, there are many suggestions about how to do thins.
Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
New Buffet Bass Clarinets
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Author: Patrick Akridge
Date: 2014-02-02 17:32
Outside though?
I don't use a humidifer in my case and haven't experienced cracking yet. Living outside of Memphis, TN, I don't think cracking is an issue until you play outside in cold, dry air for an extended period of time.
What are your thoughts about football games during the late fall/early winter months where the air is cold and dry. I don't think playing my wooden Clarinet outside would be a good idea.
Cheers
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way."
"Tomorrow you'll wished you had practiced more, so make every moment in the practice room count"
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Author: pewd
Date: 2014-02-02 17:59
Don't. Get a plastic clarinet for outside.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: Patrick Akridge
Date: 2014-02-03 00:29
I've been told that by many.
Cheers.
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way."
"Tomorrow you'll wished you had practiced more, so make every moment in the practice room count"
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-02-03 00:33
A few drops of the thin variety superglue carefully run into the gap between the bell ring and the wood will quickly firm it up.
Best applied a drop at a time around the circumference on the end of a needle spring (or just plain needle) and allowed to wick into the gap.
Much safer than a press.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2014-02-03 03:43
Superglue can make a huge mess of the finish of many timber clarinets (which are painted with a black die/filler to hide the grain blemishes)
I think it is safer to use epoxy. The perfect tool to force it into the gap is a finger. Put a finger from a glove, or a finger cot over the finger first if you like. Cleanup with lighter fluid/white spirit/Pegasol/naphtha - whatever. Not acetone or alcohol.
It affects tone if it vibrates, adding a buzz to the tone. Otherwise you'd need ears that can hear blades of grass talking to notice a difference.
Post Edited (2014-02-03 08:41)
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Author: Patrick Akridge
Date: 2014-02-03 03:02
I'd rather have a professional do it.
Patrick
"Everyday in Every way."
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