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Got to eat more mandarins

Author: m1964
Date: 2019-02-10 10:16

>Paul Aviles wrote:

> The issue of the wood "re-expanding" to its original
> configuration is mostly wishful thinking.

>kdk wrote:
>I must have really strong powers of wishful thinking, then. I wonder if I can >market them.

>It doesn't always work. I've also shimmed my share of rings if humidifying the >instrument didn't fix the problem. BTW, I'm talking about humidifiers inside the >case - a damp but not dripping Dampit or citrus fruit peels. Not a room or >whole-house humidifier.

>Karl

I am happy to "report" that the wood seems to be expanding and the rings are not as lose as they were one week ago. The bell and the lower joint rings are tight and cannot be moved anymore.

The bottom barrel ring is slightly (very slightly) lose and can be moved but with some pressure. The upper barrel ring is tight, of course, because I shimmed it.

I do not know which, if any single, element played the biggest role:

1. I placed mandarin peel in the case.
2. I fixed the whole house humidifier.
3. I re-started practicing for at least 30 min. every day so it has been 7 days of playing the clarinet (after not playing for two weeks).

In any case, thanks to every one who replied to my postings.

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