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Splitting clarinets

Author: Funfly
Date: 2014-02-04 20:06

The dangers of the wood splitting on a clarinet are oft repeated and most clarinettists seem to take extreme care of their instruments particularly in order to prevent this.

I know that people say they have kept their clarinets dry and well oiled and they have never had a split, but is this like saying that I have sprinkled some anti-elephant powder over by garden and have never had an elephant in it.

Is it possible that the clarinets would not have split anyway?

I have heard that with a clarinet over 15 years old, if it hasn't split by now chances are that it never will.

Is it a myth? how often do wooden clarinets actually split?

(Not that this will stop me being careful..'just in case".)

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