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Author: clarinator
Date: 2002-07-08 06:21
I need some help. In an attempt to fit my one piece Silver king clarint into my double case, I decided to cut it in half between the upper adn lower joints. The cut on a band saw was successful, but now I'm having a difficult time utilizing the brass connector piece from home Depot to connect the pieces. I paid $600 dollars for this horn aand am now wondering if I made a mistake in cutting it in two just so i could carry it in the same case with my Bundy marching band clarinet that I paid $75 plus shipping for. It is an excellent case. A Leblanc double. Leather bound with room for several barrells adn a lot of sheet music.
Am I screwed?
The clarinator
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-07-08 07:25
A mistake? yehhh. A big mistake? wellll...
Did you make the cut clean and straight? If so, it shouldn't be too big a challenge to make a tenon joint IF....
you cut far enough away from the tone holes. If you didn't leave enough metal, you might have to move things a bit. Not a big deal - but time consuming. I'd recommend hard (silver) soldering rather than soft solder to stick things together after you fabricate the collars and stuff you'll need. You can obtain nickel silver (or other non-ferris metal) sheets, jeweler's saw and blades, mandrels, silver solder and flux etc. at your local jewelry/lapidary materials supplier. Your favorite hardware store will likely have a propane torch you can use and a landscaping materials supplier can provide the fire brick you'll need to keep from burning up your workbench (or your dwelling). If you have a friend who has, and knows how to operate, a metal lathe it might speed things up a bit for you. A simple jig to hold things in place while you solder 'em would be handy.
Add a heaping measure of patience and -- Shazamini! you got yourself a nice middle tenon joint.
If you don't want to bother with all that and the instrument is important to you, you can get a free estimate from your friendly neighborhood band instrument repair shop. They might give you a price break, even though it's their 'busy season', just for the novelty of it. I guarantee you, Clarinator, they don't get too many requests for this type of 'custom' work.
I'm smiling as I write this, but not making light of your predicament. I believe I've seen much more serious situations than this. It's been a while though. But take heart, it's not really as difficult as it may seem right now
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-07-08 14:02
It's OK. I've done worse. Don't give up yet. You may be able to recover from this (possibly ill-advised)modification.......Besides, the longest-lasting lessons result from screwups (been there, done that!).
DS
King of the Royal Screwups
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Author: ken
Date: 2002-07-08 14:26
Hops up and down on one foot as leg get's pulled! <:-D
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Author: John O'Janpa
Date: 2002-07-08 16:51
If you sawed between each of the openings in the clarinet, and inserted extensions of the right length, and key extensions where needed, maybe you could turn it into a silver king "A" clarinet.
Or maybe not.
John O'Janpa
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-07-08 20:26
David Spiegelthal wrote:
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> There's always the 'lamp' option........
Or, if you have a nice torch, the "lump" option ...
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Author: David
Date: 2002-07-08 22:43
...using a bandsaw in the first place. You want to try a nice table-mounted circular saw to keep everything square. Pick a blade with fine teeth if you want to avoid the sort of damage that a repair shop might charge as much as $50 to put right.
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2002-07-09 01:16
Oh, I always wanted a "LUMP!" Is it true that all you need is a $600.00 Silver king clarint and a torch???!!!
;~)
Seriously... Get that clarinet to the best tech. that will have it and DON'T ask how long it will take or how much it will cost!
Good Luck,
-=[Joe Vacc]=-
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-07-09 15:16
Hey Wild and Crazy Guy, thanks for the humour.....
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