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Re: Cracked Horn :(

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2014-07-21 12:38

>> this answer by a poster, "Merely filling in a crack won't stabilise it, so it's very likely to open up again or spread further than before." <<

In some cases, the wood is stable after cracking without anything done to it. If glued, the crack will be as stable as it was going to be anyway. I just saw a clarinet with a 40 years old crack that was never repaired and no issues as a result at all (no leaks and not getting bigger).

Sometimes the force trying to re-open or enlarge a crack is not more than the force of the glue holding it, so the glue is enough to stabilise it. This also depends on the type of glue, how it was applied, etc.

Pinning and banding repairs are done more as a safety, not always necessary, just because statistically some cracks do open after less intrusive repairs.

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