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Author: m1964
Date: 2023-08-30 00:30
Chris P wrote:
m1964 "If my instrument was covered by warranty, I would strongly consider a replacement joint"
"I raised this exact point and stated that if you had the joint replaced with a new one, it would no longer be the same instrument you chose on the strength of how it played in comparison to others. Therefore repairing it is the much better option regardless if it's covered by a warranty to replace the top joint which is the easy (but more costly to the manufacturer's) option."
I was told by a very knowledgeable clarinet player (who also is a great repair tech) that upper and lower joints are not matched to each other during production but put together at the end of the manufacturing process and the s/n is engraved then.
A replacement joint can be as good as original, better or worse. Most likely, with very small variations during the manufacturing process, the replacement joint will play very close to the original. The tech swapping the joint should be able to work out voicing and tuning problems if any arise.
I only can tell what I would do if my instrument had a large crack.
I am not suggesting anyone else do the same.
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Chris P |
2023-08-28 00:15 |
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m1964 |
2023-08-28 05:05 |
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Chris P |
2023-08-28 15:31 |
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Ed |
2023-08-28 05:18 |
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donald |
2023-08-28 06:26 |
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m1964 |
2023-08-28 07:36 |
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clarnibass |
2023-08-29 09:29 |
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Re: Cracked Top Joints; To Repair Or To Replace... new |
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m1964 |
2023-08-30 00:30 |
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kdk |
2023-08-30 03:01 |
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LFabian |
2023-08-30 08:17 |
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clarnibass |
2023-08-30 09:01 |
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