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Author: klook
Date: 2015-04-14 04:03
Folks---
A very annoying thing happened today: I was finishing up the upper section of an old H. Landau Paris clarinet and realized at some point the thumb tube fell out, and I can't find it anywhere!
I do have some parts clarinets but in every case the tube is too small. The diameter of the hole the tube would fit in is approx .400" according to my calipers.
Does anyone have a thumb tube of this size they would sell me? It kills me to not finish up this clarinet, it seems very well made, much nice than most stencils I've seen, and even came with an old Chedeville mouthpiece. I've been dreaming of how it might play............
If anyone can help please contact me!
thanks,
Klook
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2015-04-14 23:39
I removed a few thumb tubes from cadavers and they were all too small. If I have some time I'll keep looking. my problem is that my removal tool doesn't fit old thumb tubes.
Steve Ocone
Post Edited (2015-04-14 23:40)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-04-14 23:52
The only thing you can do if you can't find a suitable replacement is make one from scratch to fit, but leave the diameter of the thumb hole undersize and gradually open it up until the F# is in tune with the rest of the clarinet.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: klook
Date: 2015-04-15 19:24
Yeah I just ordered some tubing of the right size, 10mm, in two different wall thicknesses. I figure I'll just have to fabricate this part, we'll see how it works out!
Steve thanks for looking, let me know if anything turns up!
Mark
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