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Re: Cracked Top Joints; To Repair Or To Replace...

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2023-08-30 09:01

>> upper and lower joints are not matched to each other during production <<

When someone chooses a clarinet it's after the fact, it doesn't really matter how it "got there".

>> 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. <<

In that case, why even choose a clarinet? Just get any random one of the same model. People still try several and choose a specific clarinet for a reason, the same reason that replacing a section might not be as good/close.

>> The tech swapping the joint should be able to work out voicing and tuning problems if any arise. <<

Beyond key venting issues and/or gross voicing problems, I would only do voicing repairs with the player there trying the instrument, going back and forth. It's critical to make them with the player playing using their own mouthpiece. This can add quite a lot of time.

I've just done it with someone who had some voicing work done by the manufacturer's main technician, but it wasn't good enough. If they had to replace a section then it might mean they would need all that work done all over again (they chose a specific clarinet out of several, then had specific work done on it).

Post Edited (2023-08-31 08:36)

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