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RINGLESS SOCKETS WILL CRACK. FACT!

Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-03-29 20:57

Please stop the madness in making completely ringless barrels and bells and support your sockets.

It doesn't matter how thick the decorative turnings are on the sockets as it's still the same wood as the rest of the barrel or bell and IT WILL CRACK.

If you like the ringless appearance, then you can do two things to avert the inevitable split sockets:

1 - Machine a slot around the end of the sockets and fit carbon fibre bands.

2 - If you like the all wood look, fit a metal band around the socket and fit a wooden ring over that to hide it.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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2017-03-30 01:02

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2017-03-31 02:08

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2017-03-31 21:11

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2017-04-01 02:43

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2017-04-03 00:22

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