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Are you playing a cracked Clarinet?

Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2014-08-14 05:50

Well several months ago my Leblanc Normandy Horn developed a hairline crack on the LH Section from a top key up to the tenon.
My local repairman filled it with I believe crazy Glue and wood powder.
It looked quite nice and sounded as nice as it did prior to the crack.
Well about a week after that the hairline crack reappears.
I called him and he suggested a carbon graphite wrap, or something like that.
He is very busy with school work and it may be months before he can do the repair.
So I keep playing the Horn and the crack seems no worse and even at times almost disappears.
My question is ....maybe I don't even need the wrap, perhaps I can play it for years as is..
Or maybe wait a bit and just get it refilled again in a few months with crazy glue.
So should I just play it as is and forget about it?
The crack is certainly no worse
This Horn he tells me was made after the " Fire" at Leblanc and the wood may have not been seasoned very well.
Its got the logo with a Mountain and circle around it.
The Horn currently sounds quite nice
Are you playing a Horn in this situation?
If so what do you recommend?

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