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Author: D Dow
Date: 2008-03-04 15:06

Clarinets are like pianos or even furniture..however with care and room temperature control the stresses that lead to cracking can be minimalized. However, grain and where the instrument posts sit can add to the factor.

Many orchestral colleagues of mine have talked with me repeatedly about how many pro grade instruments seem to be made without what is called the "straight" grain which should run parallel to the body of the clarinet. Other players have also mention the careless cutting of joins at the tenons etc. and this to can factor into stress..

An overly tight barrell can be the source of great worry on a newer model clarinet...extreme humidity or changes in humidity can also promote cracking. My first R13 cracked in March around the time of a major temperature change...so clarinets with all even with great care can still crack and at any time.

For most of my career I have seen only cracks in the upper joint..usually from the outer edge of the upper joint going to or through the A and G# key or tone holes. These types of cracks are usually hairline but need to be pinned. The worst thing to do is to play a cracked clarinet in fear of opening up the crack further. Pinning is usually the way most players go...

I had a Selmer clarinet which cracked in the upper joint 1st finger hole to the above pad hole...so that was a surprise..about maybe an inch long. This one happened in April...so maybe there is something to dramatic change in temperature....this clarinet was under a year old as well...

David Dow

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