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Re: Giving a clarinet a new lease of life by changing the upper joint

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-09-29 16:49

ruben wrote:

> what company would be willing to sell you
> just the upper joint of your model of clarinet? An artisanal
> maker would, but what about Buffet, Selmer, Yamaha?

I think the first obstacle would be that the models might not still be in production. Even if it is, as in a "standard" R-13, the design will probably have changed and no longer match your older instrument.

Even if I thought replacing the upper joint of my X series 10G Bb would restore something in the sound, there's nothing Selmer could do to help. I can't even find barrels except on EBay or from 3rd party makers.

Might work in theory, but would be hard to do in practice, I think.

Karl

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