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Author: sdr
Date: 2017-02-25 17:34
I recently got a new Bay-style neck for my 1978 Leblanc 400 bass clarinet. The neck tenon is a fraction too small so that the neck swivels around a bit even when the receiver socket set screw is tightened down all the way. I am looking for suggestions to adjust the fit -- to build up the diameter of the tenon a half-mm, for example. I would prefer a semi-permanent solution to one that requires fiddling every time a put the instrument together.
Tx.
-sdr
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Author: Mike Blinn
Date: 2017-02-25 18:55
Try 3/4 inch Teflon tape from a hardware store. A wrap or two around the tenon should do the trick. This should last quite a while and is easy to replace.
Mike Blinn
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Author: alanporter
Date: 2017-02-25 19:35
I have used self-adhesive aluminum tape that is used for repairing holes in automobile exhaust pipes. That is permanent if done right.
tiaroa@shaw.ca
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2017-02-25 22:38
Any good repair shop has tools that can expand the tenon to fit the socket. Besides the fact that it swivels, a loose neck also leaks.
Steve Ocone
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Author: sdr
Date: 2017-02-25 22:51
I tried the foil tape trick suggested above by alanporter. Worked perfectly. Thanks!
-s
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2017-02-26 00:20
The foil tape and Teflon (plumber's) tape solutions are only temporary as they will catch on the edges of the slit in the metal tenon socket and eventually tear. Having the neck expanded as Steven suggests is the best long-term solution.
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