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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-02-15 00:05
Just wanting to know if it's normal for Vito basses to have a metal reinforced middle tenon - that's a length of brass tubing the entire length of the tenon and extending into the bore just past the C#/G# tonehole.
The tenon itself is plastic with no cork slot cut into it, and held in the lower joint only by the socket ring clamp (the bolt head takes a 3.5mm allen key).
It plays alright over the break so I don't think there's any pressing need to seal the middle tenon. I thought of wrapping some PTFE tape around it for a better seal, but it's being held tightly with the clamp and doesn't twist or wobble.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2008-02-15 05:46
No it is not normal for vito bass clarinets to have a reinforced middle tenon. I own one and it isn't there. It's obvious that the metal tenon was inserted in there for reasons of durability as I've seen many plastic bass clarinets split in two. a stronger reinforcement would prevent the damage from splicing the joints into the other. and if it does break, all it would take is to super glue the parts together.
also note that over time, the allen key ring loses it's tightening effect as the metal digs into the plastic.
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