Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2014-12-09 22:14
First, does anyone know of a good repair tech, I’ll say 50 miles in any direction from NY, NY (a.k.a the Metro New York area) that can, or is willing to weld or braze together a broken clarinet accessory, otherwise separated from the instrument? It’s meticulous “tiny” work.
Second, as the accessory easily fits in an envelope, does anyone know of a good repair tech in the States who might take on such work?
Third, have any repair techs here had success/failure in using aluminoid, a.k.a. aluminum “welding” rods to join broken instrument metals, as I was thinking of doing said repair myself?
“Welding” appears in quotes in the prior paragraph because, not to be pedantic, but I believe the correct term for such a process is brazing, not welding, even though people refer to the aluminum rods as “welding rods.”
From what I understand, this process can be done with a big box store torch, like what might be used to sweat pipes together in plumbing applications, rather than official welding equipment, as only the aluminum joining agent melts, not the pieces being put (back) together.
…Slightly more info. Tangential to a prior post, I have a bunch of broken metal clarinet lyres, otherwise discontinued from the manufacturer, that normally attach to the middle of the clarinet, to facilitate attachment of a neck strap. Most other thumb rest attached straps seem to collide with my left hand’s playing of throat tones, Stephen Fox’s accessories in this area, while excellent, are a bit pricey for me, and what I’ve been able to jury rig with the base of a mid-instrument attachable marching band music lyre can present issues for fitting clarinet joints in my cases.
(The broken lyre for the neckstrap is more compact than the base of the aforemtioned music lyre.)
I’ve already weighed the pros and cons of removal of such hardware while not playing, including the need to carry a substantial screw driver, or replace attaching screws with more footprint intensive thumbscrews that can get in the way of things like upper joint side levers.
Thanks.
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