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Author: moolatte
Date: 2010-01-02 21:39
Well, I'm having really nice luck. I have area auditions in a week, and my top joint's bottom trill key got bent. Then, I took it into the repair shop, and they said it'll take a week to get repaired. (they gotta send it to their shop in a different city)
My back-up clarinet sounds like crap compared to this good instrument. I'm gonna suck at area. I'm so used to the good one, I don't think I'll ever be able to readjust. Heh.
I had something similar happen to me during the summer, and it took 3 days. But who knows...
Anyone else got great luck occuring?
Post Edited (2010-01-02 21:44)
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Author: pewd
Date: 2010-01-02 22:27
I judged regionals, one student dropped his on break between etudes. He didn't do so well on the 2nd etude He really whacked up the top joint.
Can you borrow an instrument from another student or from your teacher for areas?
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Dallas, Texas
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Author: am0032
Date: 2010-01-02 23:35
If you are in Duncanville, you can give Tom Ridenour(excellent clarinet repair man) a call to see if he can help. He lives in that area now.
Adam
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Author: William
Date: 2010-01-03 16:19
I would just take out my pliers and bend it back. I've done that for hundreds of student instruments and most of my own R13s from time to time. Keys, if metal, are quite pliable and safe to bend. Never broke one, either.
However, if Tom Ridenour is near to your home (he is in Denton, Tx) and available, he would be an excellant alternative to home remedy.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-03 16:21
Get your parents to drive you to a city to get it repaired yourself. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Bluesparkle
Date: 2010-01-03 22:22
How about using just the top joint from your backup clarinet and the other parts from your good instrument?
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-01-04 11:33
>>How about using just the top joint from your backup clarinet and the other parts from your good instrument?
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If the clarinets are different brands, they may not mix well. Even if the tenons mate up without being too loose or too tight, be sure to test the pitch thoroughly and get comfortable with any lipping-up and lipping-down you may have to do, before you go into an audition with a marriage of different clarinets. It's possible that, on short notice, you might be better off with your backup clarinet that's inferior but familiar than you would be with having to compensate for unfamiliar problems with a marriage.
Different manufacturers (and the same manufacturers over a period of time) put the intonation compromises in slightly different places. One common problem is that the exact placement of the bridge and the holes nearest the center joint can vary significantly. In a marriage, the bridge may not align properly and/or C/G and C#/G# (and even B/F) can go way out of tune. Also, the placement of the joint between bell and lower section and the joint between barrel and upper section can vary (comparatively long barrel paired with comparatively short upper section above the first key hole, for instance), so that the barrel or bell that's the right length with the original section may be too long or too short for the marriage and throw the whole instrument out of tune.
Lelia
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-01-05 21:45
I second the idea of calling Tom Ridenour. He's a wizard at everything clarinet! Look him up at http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
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Author: mrn
Date: 2010-01-05 23:51
If memory serves, moolatte actually lives in the Midland/Odessa area, which (without stops) is a 5 1/2 hour drive from Duncanville (where Tom Ridenour lives). He'd probably do better to find somebody local to him.
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