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Bass Clarinet Register Tube Leaking

Author: RefacerMan
Date: 2019-03-06 05:59

A friend of mine owns a beautiful Selmer low E-flat bass clarinet made in 1949. Gorgeous wood and wonderful condition except that the lower register tube is leaking where it meets the wooden body of the instrument. We put bees wax around the outside of the tube to help fix the leak. My question is what holds the register tube in the body of the instrument. Is it press fit like the register tube on buffet soprano clarinets or is it glued in? What would be the best way to seal it? I was thinking about putting more bees wax around the outside of the tube and then slightly heating the tube itself so the wax would seep between the tube and the hole it is in. What would you have to do to remove the tube? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

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