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Re: Clarinet Barrel Problem

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2020-07-14 14:04

Sounds like the problem is the inner shoulder of the tenon, since you can assemble it part of the way. This is the reason at least 95% of the time when this happens. The barrel fitting your other clarinets is another sign.

Check the A barrel on the Bb. If it's also difficult then it's almost definitely the tenon (even if you just feel some friction that shouldn't be there, doesn't have to be stuck or completely impossible to assemble).

It's possible but not that likely that there is a problem with the corks too. Maybe, but if there is, it's mostly a coincidence that it happened at the same time. Most often where both problem happen at the same time, it's because a player leaving the clarinet assembled too much, compressing the corks while also keeping the moisture in the joints.

It's most common with new clarinets, but I've seen clarinets where this happened even after decades.

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