Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2001-11-19 16:15
Bill, if Gordon (NZ) can repair a Haynes flute that was run over, surely a bit of damaged wood shouldnn't be a drawback. To me, "*Can* this clarinet be saved?" isn't the question. Of course it can. Is it worth the effort? That's something only you can decide.
I bought a Vito Resonite instrument a number of years ago, intending to repair it. I still have this beast on hand, never having been able to convince myself that putting a lot of effort into gluing each joint back together would make a whole lot of sense. [Perhaps we could surmise that the former owner became overly agitated, having checked every reed in a new box of Vandorens and finding none to meet his standards. Maybe? Who knows.] This is the only instrument I have ever, in the long run, decided not to try fixing.
With your Marigaux, it appears that aside from enjoying the item, you have taken the first step toward personal involvement: you've already effected a temporary "fix." My suggestion would be to keep working on it yourself, knowing that a moderate amount of effort on your part is likely to yield positive resuts. And if it doen't become better, well, your alternative was going to be what? To me, this is sort of like an "inoperable" tumor. Hey, what might happen if something goes wrong, I could die in surgery? Well, I was gonna die anyway, right?
My vote: do the surgery. Regards, John
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