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Lose rings

Author: m1964
Date: 2019-02-06 09:10

I have not played my r13 for a couple of weeks and when I got it out I found that all the metal rings are lose and (esp. barrel rings) are coming off rather easily.
They were not lose when I practiced on a regular basis.
I think that the facts that our heat is forced air and the built-in humidifier stopped working have contributed to the wood drying so much.

I started playing a couple of days ago, little at a time.

Should I have something placed between the metal and the wood or just wait until the wood expands?
I used to fix this problem by placing thin fabric like bed sheet over the wood and then pushed the ring down about 3/4 way, then cut excess material before pushing the ring all the way down.

Thanks for your help.

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2019-02-06 09:10